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California slave labor: Jailed pre-trial detainees work for private firm—for nothing
(www.peoplesworld.org)
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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Yep, they should have standing to sue for constitutional violations. It's slavery even by the standards laid out by the constitution.
Of course, that's assuming a judiciary that actually cares about the constitution.