I think that a lot of people skip over the "except as a punishment for crime" part in the 13th amendment. I know I did for a long time until I saw a show where

I think that a lot of people skip over the "except as a punishment for crime" part in the 13th amendment. I know I did for a long time until I saw a show where the prison warden was explaining it: > Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.