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chain gang: see convict labor convict labor, work of prison inmates. Until the 19th cent., labor was introduced in prisons chiefly as punishment. Such work is now considered a necessary part of the rehabilitation of the criminal; it is also used to keep discipline and reduce the costs of prison ..... Click the link for more information. . chain gang US a group of convicted prisoners chained together, usually while doing hard labour How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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TELEVISION'S video-on-demand services, in which viewers are charged for specific grams they choose to view, are for the most part dominated by ultimate fighting bouts and movies such as "Bikini Chain Gangs. The chain gangs flourished throughout the South as they began to build the roads the country needed for its growing industrialization and blossoming fascination with the automobile. Wells successfully sues the railroad that had forcibly removed her from first class); and brief historical summaries (lynchings; chain gangs as a new form of slave labor). |
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