The entire Department of Corrections, ie. the state prison system, is beyond nightmarish. The county lockups are as well, with county sheriffs running them without any real oversight or accountability. Alabama is a carceral state of terrifying proportions, truly “abandon all hope, ye who enter here,” and those in power, both officially and behind the scenes, are rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of being able to expand its reach as federal oversight and advocacy groups are constrained or eliminated once the new regime begins.
The author of the autobiography that the 1932 film was based on was first sentenced to a Georgia chain gang back in 1921. One would hope that society had progessed since then.
We really ought to get around to updating that part of the constitution that explicitly allows for enslavement of convicts:
I wonder if they’re told about it? It would shock me not at all to learn that someone saying “Oh, yeah, you’re eligible to vote again now” just doesn’t happen.
I couldn’t tell from the thumbnail, but as soon as the page loaded I knew exactly which warehouse that is. That damn ugly thing destroyed some lovely farmland near Kenosha. It honestly doesn’t surprise me at all how badly they treat temp workers there, not that they treat the permanent workers particularly great. They definitely have a reputation in the area and prey on desperate workers of all types.
Putting this here, because sacrificing workers seems to be a major goal for Elno and Felon47. Stacey Abrams interviews Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, and both provide some great ideas for fighting back:
From now on, I plan to follow the example set earlier this month by Wired editor Leah Feiger and pronounce DOGE like “dodge.” Not only will that annoy the folks running and supporting it, but that also reflects what they are attempting to do - dodge taxes, dodge regulations, and dodge responsibility for their actions. I’ll also be checking out these options mentioned during the video:
