An insidious form of slavery still exists in New York State.
The 13th Amendment ended chattel slavery, but with an insidious exception: “as a punishment for a crime.” This loophole has allowed New York to build a prison system so dependent on human exploitation and degradation that it is akin to modern day slavery
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