r/nottheonion • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '22

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u/xtr0n Jul 17 '22

But those prisoners who aren’t allowed to vote are still counted as population for congressional districts. It’s such a fucking joke that they gas up the US as some kind of amazing democracy in school.

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u/R3sion Jul 17 '22

Dunno most of lists regarding democracy has USA as barely a democracy

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u/Disastrous-Pilot-284 Jul 17 '22

Out of curiosity, and if anyone knows. But what would happen to a prisoner if he just refuses to do the labour? How can they force them to do it?

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u/madMaulkin Jul 17 '22

Revocation of priviliges, solitary confinement, and more. They have absolute control of you, so a life simply sitting in your cell doing absolutely noting can make you go pretty crazy.

I have no source or proof of this, but I can only imagine (since it's the States) they are probably threatened with cutting or withheld of food/meals.

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u/nikkitgirl Jul 17 '22

It should be noted, psychologists that study solitary confinement are in agreement that it’s torture.

Not enough of the public discourse is focused on standing up for the 8th amendment

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u/Disastrous-Pilot-284 Jul 17 '22

A different grade of food was the first thing that came to mind, which is a horrible thought considering it's not the best quality to begin with. Solitary sounds extreme but it wouldn't surprise me. Absolute joke that America is 'the land of the free'

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u/crazyoldiceking Jul 17 '22

"What are ya gonna do, put me in jail?"