• @[email protected]
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    342 months ago

    Honestly if I’m ever imprisoned for being homeless and it doesn’t look like there’s a way out, you can be damn sure I’m not going to willingly work. They must provide three meals and a place to sleep and that’s all I will do. At that point I have no home and the carrot of “getting out” isn’t there. You’re not getting my labor for free too.

    • @PM_Your_Nudes_Please
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      292 months ago

      Prisons will punish inmates who refuse to work. They use the constant threat of solitary confinement as a motivator.

      • @Olgratin_Magmatoe
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        182 months ago

        And for those unaware, solitary confinement permanently fucks up your brain hard. We are social creatures and the lack of socialization will make you unable to reintegration into society, and make you more likely to lash out with violence.

        It’s either forced labor (slavery) or brain damage. Nobody should have to choose between that.

      • @[email protected]
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        102 months ago

        Punish you for not working? Of course not! No we reward you for working by letting you out of solitary.

    • @grue
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      262 months ago

      That’s when they retaliate by e.g. putting you in solitary.

    • @LordCrom
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      62 months ago

      Ya, I’m sure the guards and warden will just accept that without much fuss.