Chattel slavery is illegal. You could argue that other forms exist legally, such as prison labor: prisoners are explicitly exempted from the 14th amendment. It’

Chattel slavery is illegal. You could argue that other forms exist legally, such as prison labor: prisoners are explicitly exempted from the 14th amendment. It’s the eighth amendment prisoners rely on. Note that they’re paid? So have many types of slaves, including roman and american chattel slaves.