Tough Night in California For Criminal Justice Reform
In deep blue California – including bluest parts of the state – the voters have apparently resoundingly…
Prop 6 Gains Momentum with Notable Endorsements
On Friday, the “Yes on Prop 6” campaign announced a series of key endorsements for the initiative…
Community Leaders Call For an End to Slavery in California
San Francisco, CA – Informing the public that “Our California constitution currently reads involuntary servitude is prohibited…
California Lawmakers Introduce New Effort to Ban Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime in California Prisons
By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – Lawmakers in California, as well as Nevada, are seeking to remove…
Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery
By Laurel Spear BATON ROUGE, LA — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon,…
Guest Commentary: Is Prison Labor Involuntary Servitude?
By Rob Sharp A FORMER OREGON prisoner wrote an article in the April/May edition of Esquire magazine….
California Senate Votes to Keep Legalized Slavery in its Prisons
by Robert J Hansen Sacramento, CA – Removing the language allowing for indentured servitude from California’s Constitution…
Captive Labor: Stories of Involuntary Servitude
The Constitution should prohibit all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude — including forced labor in prisons….
California Reparations Task Force Preliminary Recommendations Support Anti-Slavery Language Legislation ACA3
Recommendations include deleting language from the California Constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for crime Special…
