Slavery is legal in the States. They just need to put you in a prison first.
What happens if you refuse to work? Are they allowed to punish you in any way?
Yes. They cut you off from all human contact. Feed you the most bland food in a bar form literally called nutrabars. Lights are kept on 24 hours a day and you're left in that place for as long as you refuse to work. Solitary confinement is no longer legal in most places but luckily restricted housing, segregated housing, and special or intensive management are the exact same thing but are completely legal still.
Oh you want to see other people and get fresh air? Guess you're willing to work now?
In addition to what the other guy said, the parole board also looks upon it unfavorably. You don't want to be a slave? Well then, for your "bad attitude" and "lack of rehabilitation," get ready to serve your whole sentence instead of only half of it.
They're allowed to do whatever their shareholders let them get away with.
And sadly, it’s perfectly legal according to the 13th Amendment.
The last rational thing Kanye said before his handlers gassed him into full incoherence.
