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US is engaged in precisely the kinds of human rights violations they falsely accuse China of. Prisoners in the US effectively constitute slave labor. It's also worth pointing out that Black people are incarcerated at a disproportionate rate indicating that the system is systemically racist.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-workers-low-wages-exploited

US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance

Incarcerated workers in the US produce at least $11bn in goods and services annually but receive just pennies an hour in wages for their prison jobs, according to a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Nearly two-thirds of all prisoners in the US, which imprisons more of its population than any other country in the world, have jobs in state and federal prisons. ACLU researchers say the findings outlined in Wednesday’s report raise concerns about the systemic exploitation of prisoners, who are compelled to work sometimes difficult and dangerous jobs without basic labor protections and little or no training while making close to nothing.

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