Yep, they should have standing to sue for constitutional violations. It’s slavery even by the standards laid out by the constitution.
Comment on California slave labor: Jailed pre-trial detainees work for private firm—for nothing
MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoYes, but also these are pretrial detainees, as in not yet convicted of any crime. Article 1 of the 13th amendment says “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.” (emphasis my own)
jonne@infosec.pub 3 days ago
roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yes, this is unconstitutional,and the constitutional kind is immoral.
I brought up convict leasing because charges were often made up or people were convicted of violations like not having a job. Essentially if you were black in the south you could be arrested and re-enslaved at any time. Not that far off from what we’re witnessing here. Trials were a formality and the laws were unjust to begin with.