Why a liberal prison reform passed in Nevada and failed in California
A progressive prison reform that was on the ballot in California and Nevada this month met drastically different outcomes after the votes were counted: In…
California Prop. 6 seeks to ban slavery. Isn’t it already illegal?
Gathered on a sunny morning in Los Angeles on Wednesday, a coalition of criminal justice reform advocates urged voters to pass Proposition 6 and finally…
California Proposition 6 voter guide: A ban on involuntary servitude
California’s Constitution mirrors the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for crime. A growing list of states have…
Lawmakers add measure to end forced prison labor to ballot
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers voted to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot to completely ban involuntary servitude, a change that would remove an exception…
California debates removing involuntary servitude from Constitution
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers have revived a proposal that could ask voters to ban involuntary servitude from the state Constitution, a measure they rejected two years…
California prisoners could get higher wages under new plan — but still less than $1 an hour
SACRAMENTO — For the first time in 30 years, the California prison system plans to nearly double most hourly wages for incarcerated workers, a proposal that…