California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor

California votes ‘no’ on measure to ban forced prison labor
Proposition 6 would have banned the use of involuntary servitude as punishment for crimes. It was rejected by California voters.
California Votes to Keep Forced Prison Labor
One of the critical jobs that prisoners can be required to work is fighting wildfires. While salaried firefighters in California receive $74,000 on average plus benefits, prisoners receive $2 a day and an extra $1 an hour when fighting active fires.
No vote pulls ahead on Prop. 6, California’s prison labor ballot measure, early results show
The measure aims to make prison labor voluntary, following the lead of states across the country that have banned slavery in all forms.
California Measure To End Forced Prison Labor Fails
Californians voted down Proposition 6, a ballot measure that eliminates the state’s constitutional provision that allows involuntary servitude for incarcerated workers. The measure would not have ended the practice of incarcerated people working for little to no pay,
Prop 6: California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
California voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have banned forced labor in jails and prisons, yet more evidence from the Nov. 5 election that voters have lost their appetite for criminal justice reforms amid growing frustrations over what many see as worsening crime in their communities.
Anti-Slavery Measure Proposition 6 Fails, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue in California Prisons
The measure would have amended the state’s constitution to repeal language that allows involuntary servitude as a form of criminal punishment.
California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor
California's Constitution already prohibits so-called involuntary servitude, but an exception allows it to be used as a punishment for crime.
California’s Anti-Slavery Measure Failed, Allowing Forced Labor to Continue
Other states, including Nevada, are deleting references to slavery in their constitutions and banning forced prison labor. California voters rejected that path when they turned down Prop. 6.
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California voters reject Prop 6, a proposed ban on forced prison labor
THIS MORNING, WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE LATEST ELECTION RESULTS IN CALIFORNIA ... WOULD HAVE ENDED FORCED LABOR IN THE STATE’S PRISON SYSTEM BY REMOVING LANGUAGE IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION ...
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