University of Chicago: Rethinking Prison Labor Under the 13th Amendment
June 06, 2025
June 06, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 6 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:
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Rethinking prison labor under the 13th Amendment
A UChicago legal scholar examines how forced labor persists in U.S. prisons--and what it will take to change the system
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The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude--except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has . . .
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Rethinking prison labor under the 13th Amendment
A UChicago legal scholar examines how forced labor persists in U.S. prisons--and what it will take to change the system
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The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude--except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has . . .