In the 2024 general election, question four for Nevada's ballot question talks about slavery in the constitution.
U.S. prisons have become hotspots for forced labor, where inmates work for large corporations and and are paid very low wages. For example, while free workers may earn $20 to $30 per hour, prisoners ...
Question 4 proposes the removal of language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment ...
Elon Musk stirred controversy by claiming the British Empire ended global slavery. He cited the 'Slave Trade Act 1807' and ...
For millions of Americans, slavery is on the ballot this Election Day. To many, this fact may be surprising. After all, ...
Both major parties are contesting all 14 of Georgia’s congressional districts, where Republicans currently hold a 9-5 ...
Slavery and involuntary servitude are banned, but there is an exception as a form of punishment for those who have been convicted and imprisoned for a crime.
California’s prisoners should not be subjected to abuse by their jailers,” writes the. “But inmates should not be legally empowered to dictate what chores ...
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” Similarly ...
In preparation for our town hall for candidates running for state House District 19, we sent a questionnaire with some of the ...
By voting to pass Question 4, Nevadans can make a powerful statement that slavery and involuntary servitude, in any form, ...
Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day, observed on the second Monday in October, is the only federal holiday that isn't a ...