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		taco_emoji on Jan 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arizona inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners a... Prisoners in the United States have zero human rights whatsoever. In fact, the 13th amendment (abolishing slavery) specifically carves out an exception for criminals.

worik on Jan 3, 2023 | [–]

Not zero.

They can be, and often are, enslaved. But there arestill constitutional rights that apply

t-writescode on Jan 3, 2023 | [–]

Prisoners have *several* rights. A simple Google search reveals this.

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