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The same thing that happens in any other civilised nation; they serve time in jail.

They shouldn't become slaves. US prison slaves produce $11B worth of products and services and are paid 11c to 52c per hour.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-wo...

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Some states such as Arkansas, Georgia, and Texas pay them nothing at all and additionally, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and South Carolina allowed unpaid labor for at least some jobs.