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California Proposition 6, informally known as the Briggs Initiative, [1] was an unsuccessful ballot initiative put to a referendum on the California state ballot in the November 7, 1978 election. [2] It was sponsored by John Briggs, a conservative state legislator from Orange County.
Proposition 6, titled Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment, was a California ballot proposition and constitutional amendment that failed in the 2024 general election on November 5.
John Vasquez of Sacramento, who has lived experience in the California prison system, wears a “retired slave” T-shirt an event at the state Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, to support the ...
Proposition 6 would end forced labor in state prisons.
July 8, 2024 at 12:45 PM (Los Angeles Times) Proposition 6 asks California voters to amend the state Constitution to ban involuntary servitude, which would end forced labor in state prisons.
Proposition 6 (1978) Defeated: Barring homosexuality in the public school system. Proposition 13 (1978) Passed: Significant property tax reduction and limits; imposing 2/3 vote requirement of the Legislature for state taxes and 2/3 voter approval requirement for local special taxes. Proposition 65 (1986) Passed: Notification of hazardous materials.
For the record: 12:39 p.m. Nov. 1, 2024: An earlier version of this article stated there were nearly 60,000 prisoners with jobs in California, based on incorrect data provided by prison officials ...
1 – Failed – State School Building Aid Bond Law of 1978. 2 – Passed – Clean Water and Water Conservation Bond Law of 1978. 3 – Failed – Taxation Exemption – Alternative Energy Systems. 4 – Passed – City Charters – Boards of Education. 5 – Passed – Administrative Agencies. 6 – Passed – Sheriffs.