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LuvLoogie

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4. There is a report that these places charge $5

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #3)

Tue May 19, 2026, 12:18 PM

15 hrs ago

For one phone call. The only way the prisoners get money is by working on whatever labor contract the prisons set up.
Wage is $1 per day. Slavery is still legal.

They don't even bat an eye. There are some real shit souls at the top of this American Ponzi Scheme we call a country.

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'A lack of oversight': California Attorney General wants to see changes at immigration detention centers [View all] BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago OP

Horrifying. Another crime against humanity to add to the list LymphocyteLover 20 hrs ago #1

What's an "immigration detention center?" LuvLoogie 19 hrs ago #2

Modern day euphemism for "internment camp" which was an American euphemism for "concentration camp." AZLD4Candidate 16 hrs ago #3

There is a report that these places charge $5 LuvLoogie 15 hrs ago #4

Slavery is illegal except in prison. 13th amendment made that very clear. AZLD4Candidate 14 hrs ago #5