this is completely unhidden corporate slavery. prison companies make money from prisoners (slaves) being offered (forced into) insanely low paid work (10 cents an hour!). imprisoning homeless people who cannot get work in better paid positions because they are homeless is naked forced slavery!!!
@capitalb.bsky.socialA new Louisiana law could subject unhoused people to fines, jail time, or even unpaid labor if they are found sleeping outdoors.
The National Homelessness Law Center says it is “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country.” https://bit.ly/4ed9gNN
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In America’s Poorest State, Unhoused People May Soon Be Jailed
Unhoused residents warn a Louisiana bill punishes survival in a state already leading the nation in poverty and incarceration.