Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
California lawmakers agreed to put Proposition 6 on the ballot at the urging of criminal justice advocates. Since 2018, at least a half-dozen states — including Alabama, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Vermont — have approved similar measures.
Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Prop. 6.
Although slavery was officially outlawed in California in 1850, the state’s constitution has long permitted forced labor ...
LA Times on MSN11d
Prop. 6 supporters ask voters to end slavery in California. Isn’t it already illegal?Prop. 6 would ban forced labor in California prisons, paving the way for incarcerated people to have more freedom over the ...
President-elect Trump could ax a federal program that protects undocumented immigrants who are witnesses in workplace ...
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The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania ...
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Prop 6’s failure shows racial discrimination no longer a motivator for Californians | OpinionIt would have banned forced labor in prisons and jails as a form of punishment. Proponents liken such punishments to vestiges ...
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