Anti-Slavery Measure Proposition 6 Fails, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue in California Prisons ...Middle East

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Inmate firefighters dig a firebreak as the Thompson fire burns on July 2, 2024, in Oroville. (Photo by Ethan Swope/Associated Press) In a setback to California’s historic reparations effort, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have ended forced labor in prisons and jails. Proposition 6 garnered support from Democratic party leaders, labor unions and dozens of advocacy groups who viewed their efforts as part of a national movement to end a racist legacy and abolish slavery.  The measure would have amended the state’s constitution to repeal language that allows involuntary servitude as a form of criminal punishment, making work assignments voluntary and allowing incarcerated peo

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