Does "involuntary servitude" cover serving in jail? After all, "involuntary servitude" means someone being forced to do things against their will; wouldn't that cover doing nothing and being forced to do things against their will?
Lincoln may be on the brink of outlawing prison.
https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Involuntary+Servitude
What about prison rules though? If a prison forces prisoners to walk to the mess hall at a certain hour, is that involuntary servitude?
Is that service though? The outcome sought is the feeding of those being forced to walk, not the economic gain of the authority.
