THIS MEASURE WOULD HAVE ENDED FORCED LABOR IN THE STATE’S PRISON SYSTEM ... STAY UP TO DATE California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any ... who are concerned about prison labor conditions. People who are ...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime.

That exemption became a target of criminal justice advocates who are concerned about prison labor conditions. People who are incarcerated are often paid less than $1 an hour to fight fires ...