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Slavery Through Prison Labor Is on the Ballot for Voters in 5 US States Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia
Nearly 20 states have constitutions that include language permitting slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments.
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10TV Columbus
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 US states ↗ (opens 10TV Columbus) Published Oct 19, 2022
Same headline from 18 more outlets 10TV Columbus's feed description The effort is part of a national push to amend the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Los Angeles Times
Measures to end forced prison labor put slavery on the ballot in five states ↗ (opens Los Angeles Times) Published Oct 19, 2022
Los Angeles Times's feed description Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allow convict labor as an exception to the abolition of slavery.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Slavery Through Prison Labor Is on the Ballot for Voters in 5 US States ↗ (opens NBC10 Philadelphia) Published Oct 20, 2022
Same headline from 5 more outlets NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description Nearly 20 states have constitutions that include language permitting slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in 5 U.S. states ↗ (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune) Published Oct 19, 2022
Same headline from 1 more outlet Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different form of slavery — forced labor by people convicted of certain crimes.
Portland Press Herald
Slavery is on the ballot for voters in five U.S. states ↗ (opens Portland Press Herald) Published Oct 19, 2022
Portland Press Herald's feed description Voters in five states are deciding whether to close loopholes that allowed convict labor as an exception to slavery
Reason
Prison slavery up for a vote in 5 states ↗ (opens Reason) Published Oct 20, 2022
Reason's feed description Voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont will be asked to consider whether their state constitutions permit slavery or indentured servitude for people convicted of crimes.
Deseret News
5 states have slavery on their ballots — here’s why ↗ (opens Deseret News) Published Oct 20, 2022
Deseret News's feed description Votes in five states are voting on whether or not to strip amendments of language that has allowed for a different kind of slavery
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