Scott Houston: Incarceration Inc.

Today's American Slavery

“American slavery was technically abolished in 1865, but a loophole in the 13th Amendment has allowed it to continue “as punishment for crimes” well into the 21st century. Corporations have lobbied for a broader definition of “crime” in the last 150 years. As a result, there are more dark-skinned people performing mandatory, essentially unpaid, hard labor in America today than there were in 1830. The vast majority of prisoners have been locked up for non-violent, victimless crimes, many of them drug related. With such a large population incarcerated it comes as no surprise that big business began tapping into this potentially cost-free workforce.” Scott Houston

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