Oct 24, 2024
The Lawyers Guild: What Voters Need to Know about Prop 6
Listen to Carmen-Nicole Cox, Director of Government Affairs at ACLU California Action, discuss how we can prioritize rehabilitation in California prisons and end slave labor with Proposition 6.
Source: KPFK
Oct 02, 2024
Supporters of Prop 6 Are Looking to End Forced Labor in California Prisons
Few realize that the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution did not completely end slavery and involuntary servitude—it left open the exception for those convicted of a criminal offense.
Source: Davis Vanguard
Sep 27, 2024
Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 6. Forced labor undermines prisoner rehabilitation
For more than a century and a half, California has outlawed forced labor. But there has always been an exception for one group — people in prison. The state Constitution specifically prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude except “to punish crime.”
Source: Los Angeles Times
Sep 26, 2024
The California Ballot Measure That Could End Forced Prison Labor
Prop 6 would amend the state constitution to ban “involuntary servitude” and prohibit state prisons from punishing incarcerated people for refusing a work assignment.
Source: Bolts Mag
Sep 23, 2024
Bee endorsement: California voters could abolish the vestiges of slavery with Prop. 6
Californians shouldn’t ignore an important down-ballot proposition that would right a historic wrong and, once and for all, prohibit involuntary servitude.
Source: Sacramento Bee
Sep 21, 2024
Proposition 6: Incarcerated people discuss why effort to abolish forced labor matters
Tim Hicks spent several years working a menial job that paid eight cents an hour in the main kitchen while incarcerated in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. He described it as “horrible, nasty, and disgusting.”
Source: Local News Matters
Sep 08, 2024
Our View: Vote YES on Proposition 6 to eliminate forced prison labor
A measure on the November ballot proposes to change the state constitution to ban the practice of forced labor in jails and prisons. Proposition 6 would wipe out a legacy of enslavement that dates back centuries. Vote YES on Proposition 6.
Source: Bakersfield Californian
Sep 06, 2024
Civil rights on the ballot: Why California voters should end forced prison labor
I’ve spent nearly four decades behind bars, witnessing the harsh realities of forced prison labor. This system of modern-day slavery strips inmates of their dignity and humanity.
Source: Desert Sun
Sep 03, 2024
Prop 6 to eliminate involuntary servitude
News from the CA Capitol: Prop 6 to eliminate involuntary servitude
Source: KGET Bakersfield