Opinion | This Constitution Week Let's Stop Using Brands That Support Prison Slavery

'Our nation fought a battle to end slavery because it is obviously wrong, and it's still obviously wrong in prison.' EndTheException

Constitution Week commemorates the landmark document that underpins our nation's government and celebrates the rights afforded to us as citizens. But for me and many others, the day is a cruel reminder that there are hundreds of thousands of people behind bars who are excluded from key rights afforded by the US Constitution, including the protection from slavery or involuntary servitude.

Due to this exception, I was enslaved in prison—forced to work long, hard hours for little pay while others profited handsomely. Outside of prison, people can generally choose the type of work they do, the hours they work, and the wages they'll work for. Of course not everyone gets their dream job, but employment laws help guarantee wages and other important employment protections. In prison, we have neither choices nor protections.

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