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The constitutional amendment barring slavery carves out an exemption for criminal punishment. I don't think you're technically constitutionally protected from b
by leggomylibro 9y ago
The constitutional amendment barring slavery carves out an exemption for criminal punishment. I don't think you're technically constitutionally protected from being a slave if you're in prison.
That's pretty fucked up.
- rtkwe 9y ago> nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law The 14th amendment's exception from prisoners is broad but kind of essential for the whole concept of incarceration to work at all it seems. Amendments are left generally broad because it's so hard to fix any mistakes and Congress can always put further protections in place should the need arise.