{"id":7580,"date":"2018-08-22T06:30:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T12:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myfutureamerica.org\/?p=7580"},"modified":"2018-08-22T06:48:16","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T12:48:16","slug":"us-is-home-of-prison-slaves-this-topic-should-be-every-day-on-first-page-365-24-7-till-it-gets-resolvednationwide-us-prison-strike-demands-end-to-slave-labor-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myfutureamerica.org\/?p=7580","title":{"rendered":"US is home of prison slaves? This topic should be every day on first page 365 24\/7 till it gets resolved: Nationwide US prison strike demands end to \u2018slave labor\u2019 &#038; \u2018racist\u2019 sentencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The inmates are\u00a0 working almost for free in the mostly privately owned US prison system, which is very much appreciated among the US industries.<\/div>\n<div>This is actually a scandal. Not because the inmates are working, and not because they get less pay.<\/div>\n<div>However, since big corporate money is undoubtedly\u00a0 funding the political system in US, then &#8220;overly long&#8221; prison terms &#8220;makes sense&#8221; for those, who profit from cheap labor, and this is not OK!<\/div>\n<div>Therefore, increase of prison population is very much in the interest of the corporate world.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>No wonder\u00a0 that US has by far, almost ten fold, the highest number of inmates than the rest of the world.<\/div>\n<div>Apparently this is not a big issue for the two political parties in US &#8211; real political competition needs more players in the field than just two &#8211; but this is the problem for so many more unsolved problems in US.<\/div>\n<div>Mr.Reason<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Main Article:<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 21 Aug, 2018 19:23<\/time><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Edited time: 22 Aug, 2018 11:43<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__short-url\">\n<div class=\"short-url\"><a class=\"short-url__link\" href=\"https:\/\/on.rt.com\/9ctg\">Get short URL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">\u00a9 Shannon Stapleton \/ Reuters<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">Inmates across several US states are launching a three-week prison strike, protesting what they call racist sentencing laws, inhumane conditions, and lack of pay for prison labor that amounts to slavery.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p>Spearheaded by a group of prisoner activists called Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, the strike is supposed to take form of civil disobedience from August 21 to September 9. Protesters have published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/incarceratedworkers.org\/campaigns\/prison-strike-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10-point list of demands<\/a>, centering on restoring the voting rights of prisoners and ex-convicts and treating those imprisoned with dignity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IWW_IWOC\/status\/1029051042011312128\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1029051042011312128\" data-twitter-event-id=\"9\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward cards-multimedia customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 56.2500%\">\n<div class=\"NaturalImage-ctaOverlay PlayButton PlayButton--centered\" data-scribe=\"element:play_button\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--playCircle \" title=\"Play Media\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Play Media\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset MediaCard-mediaPlaceholder NaturalImage NaturalImage--fill js-playableMediaInterstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IWW_IWOC\/status\/1029051042011312128\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/1029050927280353281\/pu\/img\/VVSbW1S1nTcXqzUP?format=jpg&amp;name=900x900\" alt=\"\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/1029050927280353281\/pu\/img\/VVSbW1S1nTcXqzUP\" data-scribe=\"element:poster_image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IWW_IWOC\/status\/1029051042011312128\" data-tweet-id=\"1029051042011312128\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\">Among the other demands are an\u00a0<em>\u201cimmediate end to prison slavery,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0with everyone in prison to be\u00a0<em>\u201cpaid the prevailing wage in their state or territory for their labor,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and an\u00a0<em>\u201cimmediate end to the racial overcharging, over-sentencing, and parole denials of Black and brown humans.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The activists are also demanding the abolition of several laws and federal programs that have imposed mandatory minimum sentences, require states to ensure violent offenders serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole, or restrict prisoners\u2019 ability to file lawsuits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JailLawSpeak\/status\/988771668670799872\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"988771668670799872\" data-twitter-event-id=\"10\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 50%\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset ImageGrid ImageGrid--4 ImageGrid--roundedTop\"><a class=\"ImageGrid-image ImageGrid-image-0 CroppedImage CroppedImage--fillWidth\" 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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JailLawSpeak\/status\/988771668670799872\" data-tweet-id=\"988771668670799872\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\">\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JailLawSpeak\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Jailhouse Lawyers Speak #August21 (screen name: JailLawSpeak)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/796103076918628352\/Q55kc5z4_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/796103076918628352\/Q55kc5z4_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/796103076918628352\/Q55kc5z4_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Jailhouse Lawyers Speak #August21\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Jailhouse Lawyers Speak #August21<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@JailLawSpeak\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@JailLawSpeak<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/blog\/smart-justice\/mass-incarceration\/nationwide-prison-strike-why-its-happening-and-what-it-means\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed the strike<\/a>, arguing that its key demand is the restoration of voting rights. Most US states bar prison inmates from voting, and in some cases deny the franchise to former prisoners as well. Only two US states \u2013 Vermont and Maine \u2013 allow all current and former prisoners to vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchingHawks\/status\/1031580854160695296\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"7\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchingHawks\/status\/1031580854160695296\" data-tweet-id=\"1031580854160695296\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\">\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchingHawks\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Watching The Hawks (screen name: WatchingHawks)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/999348081974902784\/oR5sIeMs_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/999348081974902784\/oR5sIeMs_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/999348081974902784\/oR5sIeMs_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-name Identity-name customisable-highlight\" title=\"Watching The Hawks\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Watching The Hawks<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@WatchingHawks\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@WatchingHawks<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" aria-label=\"View on Twitter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Incarcerated people are planning a nationwide strike starting tomorrow, their demands include better living conditions, sentencing reform, educational and rehabilitation opportunities, and an end to prison slavery. <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/August21?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">August21<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"link customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/incarcerated-people-in-17-us-states-plan-prison-strike\/\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/abSFcgVxnJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-expanded-url=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/incarcerated-people-in-17-us-states-plan-prison-strike\/\" data-scribe=\"element:url\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">https:\/\/<\/span>truthout.org\/articles\/incar<span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">cerated-people-in-17-us-states-plan-prison-strike\/\u00a0<\/span>\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchingHawks\/status\/1031580854160695296\" data-datetime=\"2018-08-20T16:36:56+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: August 20, 2018 16:36:56 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-08-20T16:36:56+0000\">10:36 AM &#8211; Aug 20, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-card\">\n<div class=\"PrerenderedCard is-constrainedByMaxWidth is-loaded\" data-card-name=\"summary_large_image\" data-css=\"https:\/\/ton.twimg.com\/tfw\/css\/syndication_bundle_v1_0f800c4c60206a3994a34989ef109e9eba493ffa.css\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid TwitterCard\">\n<div class=\"TwitterCardsGrid-col--12 TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerBottom CardContent\">\n<div class=\"SummaryCard-image TwitterCardsGrid-col--12\">\n<div class=\"tcu-imageContainer tcu-imageAspect--2to1\">\n<div class=\"tcu-imageWrapper tcu-image-1031580854160695296 js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/card_img\/1031226324898271232\/bEs8Mo29?format=jpg&amp;name=600x314); background-size: cover;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"u-block\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/card_img\/1031226324898271232\/bEs8Mo29?format=jpg&amp;name=600x314\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"SummaryCard-contentContainer TwitterCardsGrid-col--12\">\n<div class=\"SummaryCard-content TwitterCardsGrid-ltr\">\n<h2 class=\"TwitterCard-title js-cardClick tcu-textEllipse--multiline\" dir=\"ltr\">Incarcerated People in 17 US States Plan Prison Strike<\/h2>\n<p class=\"tcu-resetMargin u-block TwitterCardsGrid-col--spacerTop tcu-textEllipse--multiline\" dir=\"ltr\">The Nationwide Prison Strike is planned for August 21, the day Nat Turner led an uprising of slaves in 1831.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, adopted after the Civil War, allowed for suspending the voting rights\u00a0<em>\u201cfor participation in rebellion, or other crime\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 clearly targeting the citizens of Southern states that fought to secede \u2013 the phrasing has allowed states to temporarily or permanently disenfranchise felons in general.<\/p>\n<p>The other major grievance of the prisoners comes from the 13th Amendment, which in 1865 abolished slavery and involuntary servitude,\u00a0<em>\u201cexcept as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0This, they argue, means that slavery is alive and well in the US prison system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthNJDSA\/status\/1029359791892783105\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"11\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthNJDSA\/status\/1029359791892783105\" data-tweet-id=\"1029359791892783105\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another connection to slavery is symbolic: August 21 is the anniversary of the 1831 slave revolt in Virginia led by Nat Turner. On the same day in 1971, prison activist and founder of Black Guerrilla Family, George Jackson, was killed during an attempt to escape from the San Quentin prison in California. Activists have referred to both anniversaries as meaningful for their choice of a starting date.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"4\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raiseablackflag\/status\/1031893626396262400\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1031893626396262400\" data-twitter-event-id=\"8\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<p><a class=\"MediaCard-borderOverlay\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raiseablackflag\/status\/1031893626396262400\/photo\/1\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">View image on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 706px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 100.0000%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset NaturalImage\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raiseablackflag\/status\/1031893626396262400\/photo\/1\" data-scribe=\"element:photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DlIFx44XsAEw5Dv?format=jpg&amp;name=900x900\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"706\" height=\"720\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DlIFx44XsAEw5Dv\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raiseablackflag\/status\/1031893626396262400\" data-tweet-id=\"1031893626396262400\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-InformationCircle--top tweet-InformationCircle--topEdge tweet-InformationCircle\" data-scribe=\"element:notice\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>September 9 was chosen as the strike\u2019s closing day, to commemorate the 1971 rebellion at Attica Prison in upstate New York. Some 1,300 inmates at Attica demanded an end to slave labor and police brutality for four days, before a crackdown by law enforcement resulted in 39 people dead and 128 injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"5\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeCamp\/status\/1031959690958254080\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"6\">\n<div class=\"tweet-InformationCircle--bottom tweet-InformationCircle\" data-scribe=\"element:notice\">The US ranks first in the world both in the total number of people in prison and the incarceration rate (655 per 100,000). There are approximately 2.3 million people in a wide range of prisons and jails in the US, according to the most recent figures by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/reports\/pie2018.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prison Policy Initiative<\/a>. If one includes another 3.7 million currently on probation and about 840,000 on parole, the US judicial system actually exercises control over nearly 7 million people.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/436516-nationwide-prison-strike-slavery\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inmates are\u00a0 working almost for free in the mostly privately owned US prison system, which is very much appreciated among the US industries. This is actually a scandal. Not because the inmates are working, and not because they get less pay. 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