Question

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.

Answer 1

Convict leasing is the right answer.

Convict leasing was a system of punitive workers which was followed in the Southern United States. Convict leasing supplied captive labor to individual companies, such as farm owners and organizations such as the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. The renter was reliable for a basic need such as feeding, housing and clothing of the prisoners.

Answer 2

The system of leasing that was prevalent in late 19th century Georgia which included the leasing of prisoners to private companies or plantations was known as Convict leasing.

This labor system was the source of providing labor to companies and organization which were into coal or iron and also farms.

The only thing that the renters were liable for were to feed the slaves and to also provide them with lodging as well as clothing.