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EPISODE · Feb 11, 2026 · 1H 14M

How Slavery Survived & What Prison Labor Reveals About America

from Getting Out With Jesse Xander · host Jesse Xander

Slavery didn’t vanish—it moved behind prison walls. We pull back the curtain on the 13th Amendment’s punishment clause, the economics of captive labor, and why a system built on coercion and deprivation keeps people cycling back inside. Through lived experience, we examine the gap between “justice” on paper and daily life in state facilities where field squads work in brutal heat or freezing cold, wages range from pennies to nothing, and essentials like calls and email cost a premium. Did you know that to send emails prisoners have to buy STAMPS! Like its the USPS. Video available on Youtube CONTACT US HEREMusic By Jesse Alxander Support the showJoin the family here! -  https://www.patreon.com/GettingOutThePodcastGettingoutthepodcast.com (under construction)Follow us on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/gettingout_podcast/Stay tuned to twitch for streams - https://www.twitch.tv/gettingoutthepodcastFind all of our other links here - https://linktr.ee/gettingoutthepodcast New episodes every weekend. If you'd like to SUPPORT the show please subscribe, leave a comment or check out our Patreon. Don't forget to check our YouTube for more content!-SayIWon'tProductions

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Slavery didn’t vanish—it moved behind prison walls. We pull back the curtain on the 13th Amendment’s punishment clause, the economics of captive labor, and why a system built on coercion and deprivation keeps people cycling back inside. Through lived experience, we examine the gap between “justice” on paper and daily life in state facilities where field squads work in brutal heat or freezing cold, wages range from pennies to nothing, and essentials like calls and email cost a premium. D...

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