Parole denied for 68-year-old in Alabama: ‘A life sentence for growing marijuana’

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Parole denied for 68-year-old in Alabama: ‘A life sentence for growing marijuana’
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These people are kept in jail to be used in labor. It’s not about being cruel. It’s about making money in the cheapest way possible. Since Alabama is a hellhole with no workforce they turn to modern day slavery.

Oh it's both. It's definitely both, the cruelty and the slave labor, which is cruel in and of itself as well.

Yeah, when you read the article you see that the parole board has stopped issuing paroles almost entirely in the last couple of years. This is 100% about manufacturing cheap labor and keeping the oligarchy running smoothly.