Prison Industry in the U.S as New Form of Slavery

Throughout American History, society has shown to stand for a justice system whether that be through revenge or capital punishment. One of the main issues with capital punishment more specifically prison industries is that it is ruined through the selection of certain individuals. From the beginning of slavery, African Americans have been tortured and used for labor which was the main source of their wealth. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution (1865) was the official day slavery was abolished, but was not the end of capitalization of African American because the Jim Crow laws came about…