01
Convict leasing and chain gangs
Forced labor systems that reconstituted racial extraction after slavery.
Base
$225B
Current
$225B
Since Base
$0
Today
$30.1M
Per Second
$348/sec
Category Share
22.5%
Final Total Due
$14,000,000,000,000
The national invoice remains visible while this page isolates the live values inside one category.
Total Clock
Added Today
$1.87B
Per Second
$21.6K/sec
Scenario
5%
Category 08
Criminalization + Prison Labor
Stolen freedom, discriminatory sentencing, unpaid prison labor, cash bail extraction, legal fees, and family destabilization.
Base Principal
$1T
Current Value
$1T
Since Base
$0
Added Today
$134M
Per Second
$1.55K/sec
Share of Total
7.1%
Category Breakdown
Live line items inside this category.
These sub-line items make up the category total and update using the same date-anchored equation as the main invoice.
02
Mass incarceration wage loss
Lost wages, blocked careers, and economic interruption from discriminatory punishment systems.
Base
$250B
Current
$250B
Since Base
$0
Today
$33.4M
Per Second
$387/sec
Category Share
25.0%
03
Cash bail, fees, and legal extraction
Court fees, bail, legal costs, probation traps, and fines extracted from families.
Base
$175B
Current
$175B
Since Base
$0
Today
$23.4M
Per Second
$271/sec
Category Share
17.5%
04
Family destabilization
Lost household stability, parenting time, inheritance capacity, and community continuity.
Base
$200B
Current
$200B
Since Base
$0
Today
$26.7M
Per Second
$309/sec
Category Share
20.0%
05
Disenfranchisement and record penalties
Lost voting rights, employment barriers, housing barriers, and civic exclusion after conviction.
Base
$150B
Current
$150B
Since Base
$0
Today
$20M
Per Second
$232/sec
Category Share
15.0%
Calculation
Current value = base principal × (1 + annual rate)elapsed years
The page uses the same base valuation date as the main dashboard: January 1, 2026. Changing the scenario adjusts the annual accrual rate for the national total, the selected category, and every category sub-line item.