Prop. 6 would prohibit jails and prisons from imposing involuntary servitude as punishment. Here’s what you should know about it.
Proposition 6 is among the 10 statewide ballot measures that Bay Area voters will get to weigh in on this fall. Here’s what you need to know about it.Editorial: No, California inmates should not be entitled to refuse to do chores in prison
The state Constitution already bans all other forms of involuntary servitude but leaves open a loophole for incarcerated people. Prop. 6 would close that loophole. It would still allow incarcerated individuals who choose to work to earn “time credits” that help shorten their sentences. “For example, if people in prison and jail no longer face consequences for refusing to work, prisons and/or jails might have to find other ways to encourage working. If this is done by increasing pay, costs would increase,” the Secretary of State wrote in an analysis of the proposition. “If this is done by giving more time credits instead, costs would decrease because people would serve less time.”While the 13th Amendment to the U.S.
Since 2018, voters in Alabama, Colorado, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Vermont have approved similar bans on involuntary servitude in prisons. California is one of 16 states where the practice is still legal.
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