The #13thAmendment ended slavery in the U.S., except for incarcerated people.

Across the country, this exception in the 13th Amendment would perpetuate a system wherein financial incentives were used to criminalize people and force them to work for the profit of others.

Labor in U.S. jails, prisons, and detention centers should be voluntary and people who work while incarcerated should be paid a fair wage. This #MayDay, it’s critical that we work to #EndTheException: https://www.vera.org/news/close-new-yorks-legalized-sweatshops-and-end-slavery-once-and-for-all

The #13thAmendment ended slavery in the U.S., except for incarcerated people.

Across the country, this exception in the 13th Amendment would perpetuate a system wherein financial incentives were used to criminalize people and force them to work for the profit of others.

Labor in U.S. jails, prisons, and detention centers should be voluntary and people who work while incarcerated should be paid a fair wage. This #MayDay, it’s critical that we work to #EndTheException: https://www.vera.org/news/close-new-yorks-legalized-sweatshops-and-end-slavery-once-and-for-all

The #13thAmendment ended slavery in the U.S., except for incarcerated people.

Across the country, this exception in the 13th Amendment would perpetuate a system wherein financial incentives were used to criminalize people and force them to work for the profit of others.

Labor in U.S. jails, prisons, and detention centers should be voluntary and people who work while incarcerated should be paid a fair wage. This #MayDay, it’s critical that we work to #EndTheException: https://www.vera.org/news/close-new-yorks-legalized-sweatshops-and-end-slavery-once-and-for-all

Potential good news for #prochoice
#dobbs #13thAmendment #abortion

Federal judge says constitutional right to abortion may still ... - Politico
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/federal-judge-constitutional-right-abortion-dobbs-00081391

On this date in 1865, Georgia became the 27th state to ratify the #13thAmendment — and with the critical run-off election there today, #Georgia is very much on my mind.
#Warnock2022 #Warnock4GA