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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, o
by spc476 2y ago
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -- U.S. Constitution, Amendment 13.
- mulmen 2y agoThe 13th Amendment doesn’t change incentives. The existence of amendments proves that the Constitution can evolve.
- bediger4000 2y agoThe "except as a punishment for crime" is why we have prison labor at all, isn't it? There's enough (exceptionally cheap) prison labor that local (county level) effects are measurable: https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/the-lasting-harm-of-convict-labor https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/the-lasting-...