lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squaremessage-square628fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down117
arrow-up1612arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square628fedilink
minus-squarezkikiz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up75arrow-down4·1 year agoAnd many plantations converted to prisons that are still in operation to this day. And many states can’t reduce their prison populations because then they’d lose free labor. And some states use prison labor to staff the governor’s mansion with butlers.
minus-squarefubo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-21 year agoHere in California, prisoners are employed to fight wildfires. Until very recently, former prisoners were not allowed to be employed as firefighters when they got out. That was corrected by Newsom in 2020.
minus-square_cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoMan, I fucking love that guy and what he’s been doing. Him and my governor, as well as the governor of Michigan have been having a pissing contest to see who can be the best governor, and we’re all winning.
minus-squarelhx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoGo read about the nightmare this Angola prison in Louisiana.
And many plantations converted to prisons that are still in operation to this day.
And many states can’t reduce their prison populations because then they’d lose free labor.
And some states use prison labor to staff the governor’s mansion with butlers.
Here in California, prisoners are employed to fight wildfires.
Until very recently, former prisoners were not allowed to be employed as firefighters when they got out. That was corrected by Newsom in 2020.
Man, I fucking love that guy and what he’s been doing. Him and my governor, as well as the governor of Michigan have been having a pissing contest to see who can be the best governor, and we’re all winning.
Go read about the nightmare this Angola prison in Louisiana.