Colorado Resolution 18-1002 Eliminating slavery as a punishment for a crime
Type
Act or Session Law
Year
2018
Level
State
State(s)
Colorado
Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
The Colorado constitution currently allows slavery as punishment for a crime. This house resolution seeks to amend the constitution to prohibit involuntary servitude in all circumstances. The amendment does not disallow opportunities for convicted individuals to work but will prohibit compulsory labor.
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