By Nicole Nixon | Sacramento Bee
Proposition 6 asks California voters whether to change the state constitution to expressly ban involuntary servitude. Currently, the constitution says slavery is outlawed. But it also says involuntary servitude — or forcing people to work against their will — is permitted as punishment for a crime.
State lawmakers placed Prop. 6 on the November ballot. If approved, it would ban forced prison labor and prohibit the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from punishing inmates who refuse a work assignment.
All work performed by prisoners in California would be voluntary.
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