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  2. 2024 California Proposition 6 - Wikipedia

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    Supporters argued that "Proposition 6 ends slavery in California and upholds human rights and dignity for everyone. It replaces carceral involuntary servitude with voluntary work programs, has bipartisan support, and aligns with national efforts to reform the 13th Amendment .

  3. Editorial: California voters rejected an anti-slavery measure ...

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    The Legislature should pass a bill to remove mandatory work from the Penal Code that doesn't rely on a constitutional amendment. While the Constitution allows forced labor in prison, it is the ...

  4. Penal exception clause - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime of which one has been convicted. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the latter 2010s, a movement has emerged to repeal the exception clause from both the federal and state constitutions.

  5. Penal labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prison labor is legal under the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. [1] Prison labor in the U.S. generates significant economic output. [2] Incarcerated workers provide services valued at $9 billion annually and produce over $2 billion in goods.

  6. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.

  7. Slavery and the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, the Fifth Amendment declares that 'no person' could be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law." [7] The Fifth Amendment, however, was a two-edged sword. In Dred Scott v. Sandford, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney held that "the right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed in the ...

  8. 14th Amendment doesn't ban felons from taking office - AOL

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    Congress.gov, accessed Oct. 23, Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or ...

  9. Erwin Chemerinsky - Wikipedia

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    Erwin Chemerinsky (born May 14, 1953) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of U.S. constitutional law and federal civil procedure.Since 2017, Chemerinsky has been the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.