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forced work for who breaks the law? you risk to fall in the "slavery with extra steps" situation

Slavery as a punishment for crime is explicitly authorized in the United States Constitution.

To piggy-back on this, not only is it explicitly authorized it's often expected.

Failure to voluntarily participate in a work-program is grounds for solitary confinement (which entails more penalties than just being by yourself).

federal prisons already require prisoners to work. We DO have slavery with extra steps