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Four states voted to end slavery as a form of criminal punishment. Here’s why Louisiana voters...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA renewed abolitionist movement closed 13th Amendment ‘loopholes’ that allow slavery as punishment...
The 13th Amendment's fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this rare photograph taken in 2000, prisoners at the Ferguson Unit in Texas are seen working in...
Four States Banned Slavery on Tuesday. One Voted to Keep It … Sort Of
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSlavery was on the ballot in five states on Tuesday, with four of them — Alabama, Tennessee,...
How voters can abolish slavery forever in Tennessee this November | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccording to the Tennessee Constitution, slavery is legal in Tennessee. On Aug. 8, 1863, in...
Prison reform is on the midterm ballot
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPrison labor. Illustrated | REUTERS, Getty Images The U.S. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude over 150 years ago. Still, a loophole in the...
Texas election results: Which constitutional amendments passed and what does that mean now?
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoTexas voters passed 13 of the 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution except Proposition...
Ohio Constitution allows slavery as a penalty for crime. Lawmakers want to change that
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 12 months agoNearly sixty years after the last state in the nation abolished slavery, Ohio's Constitution still...
Anti-abortion laws constitute involuntary servitude that violates 13th Amendment | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOpEd: When government restricts abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, government in effect seizes...
Abortion, slavery and marijuana: Here are the ballot questions to watch in 2022 midterms
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoForget waiting for Congress or state legislatures to act. This year’s midterm elections are offering...
Arizona Prison System Basically Admits To Practicing Slavery
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe American prison system has often been described as a new form of slavery. Now, a prison official...