It was built into the writing of the 13th Amendment that stuff like this should be legal.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
It was built into the writing of the 13th Amendment that stuff like this should be legal.
In Rutherford County, a juvenile court judge had been directing police on what she called “our process” for arresting children, and she appointed the jailer, who employed a “filter system” to determine which children to hold.
The judge was proud of what she had helped build, despite some alarming numbers buried in state reports.
Among cases referred to juvenile court, the statewide average for how often children were locked up was 5%.
Modern day slavery, plain and simple. Grotesque in every way possible. America has become (always been?) a prison state.
It was built into the writing of the 13th Amendment that stuff like this should be legal.