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It never was, the 13th amendment (which abolishes slavery) has an exception for convicted citizens: AMENDMENT XIII Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary
by Clubber 2y ago
It never was, the 13th amendment (which abolishes slavery) has an exception for convicted citizens:
AMENDMENT XIII
Section 1.
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.