This was the name of the labor system used in late-19th century Georgia in which prisoners would be leased to private companies or plantations.

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This was the name of the labor system used in late-19th century Georgia in which prisoners would be leased to private companies or plantations.

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Convict leasing of the labor system used in late-19th century Georgia in which prisoners would be leased to private companies or plantations

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Convict leasing was the concept in the late nineteenth century in Georgia. Under the convict leasing, the leasing of the prisoners was done to the private companies for them to work as slaves in those private companies.

These private companies to whom the prisoners were provided were mostly into working of coal and iron. There were also some farms to whom the prisoners were provided to work as slaves in those farms. The renters were liable to give food and clothing and shelter to these slaves.