Laura Laskey - New Slaves lyrics

Prison is more than just cells, locks, and keys It is a new form of slavery motivated by greed Just like the old slaves, the new slaves suffer In fact it could be said that new slaves have it rougher Identities stripped and self-concepts shattered Prisoners are constantly reminded that they just don't matter Becoming no more than a number with no less of a soul Prisoners serve time in a system with no justifiable goal The innocent public thinks reasonability must prevail But when prison corporations went public that ship officially sailed Profits lead to laws demanding hard time Politicians all proud to be "tough on crime" Although ma** imprisonment is not supported by reason, nor rhyme With money at stake people are known to act cruel But History has been disguised so the pattern isn't recognized and the public can be fooled Little blame has been placed on the old slave masters And history repeats creating a modern disaster It is time that the public engages in scrutiny Power to the people - we can beat the system with logic and unity