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Slavery in South Carolina

Loaded on March 15, 1998 by Dan Pens published in Prison Legal News March, 1998, page 16
Filed under: Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor. Location: South Carolina.
What is the difference between a good slave and a bad slave? The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) knows: Good slaves "continue to work and stay out of trouble".

Below is the full text of a memorandum addressed to the South Carolina "inmate population" and signed by SCDC Director …

 

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