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It’s Juneteenth but Slavery is STILL LEGAL. In the US, 1.5 million incarcerated people are subjected to slavery due to an exception in the 13th Amendment. Hear our voices and listen to our stories as we work to #EndTheException.

SLAVERY SHOULDNT EXIST; NO EXCEPTIONS @WorthRises
This past week, @SenJeffMerkley @SenBooker @RepNikema reintroduced the Abolition Amendment in Congress to #EndTheException in the 13th Amendment that still allows slavery as punishment for a crime.

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“This [exception] has allowed our government to exploit individuals who are incarcerated and to profit from their forced labor – perpetuating the oppression of Black Americans, mass incarceration, and systemic racism. – Senator @CoryBooker #EndTheException abcnews.go.com/US/us-constitu…
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There’s a massive prison strike happening in Alabama right now. In protest of the inhumane conditions, incarcerated people across multiple facilities are refusing to perform prison labor. AL is 1 of only 5 states that pay incarcerated people $0 for forced labor. #ShutDownADOC2022
History: Following the Civil War, 73% of Alabama's revenue derived from convict leasing by 1898. In 1873, 25% of all Black leased convicts died. Today, Alabama remains 1 of only 5 states that pay incarcerated people nothing for their labor. Slavery still exists. #EndTheException Image
Incarcerated people in Alabama are tired of contributing to their own oppression by being forced to maintenance a system that’s actively killing & dehumanizing them. Here’s a statement from inside ADOC with demands. They want a fair justice system, not better prison conditions. Image
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Incarcerated workers earn about 50 cents an hour

Hear *their* stories

And learn how to help #EndTheException

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“The raw material is prisoners, and industry will do what is necessary to guarantee a steady supply. For the supply of prisoners to grow, criminal justice policies must ensure a sufficient number… whether crime is rising or the incarceration is necessary”

- @SDonziger, via: Image
Here’s the worst part:

Of the MILLIONS of incarcerated workers

71% of those in state prisons say they’ve been *required* to work

Only 29% choose to work for $0 to 54 cents an hour

[source: @PrisonPolicy | prisonpolicy.org] A horizontal bar graph by P...
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Over the past 13 days, from Labor Day to Constitution Day, we have released one story each day from someone who has been forced to labor under the exception in the 13th Amendment. Here are all their stories. 🧵

Take action to abolish slavery for all at EndTheException.com!
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Did you know that the 13th Amendment, celebrated for abolishing slavery, includes an exception for criminal punishment? Neither do 88% of Americans.

teenvogue.com/story/slavery-…

Worth Rises' @BiancaTylek explains in @TeenVogue. Help end slavery at endtheexception.com.
After the passage of the #13th, Southern and other states used ‘Black Codes’ to criminalize and re-enslave newly-freed Black folks — these were laws that prohibited Black people from owning land, moving freely, being unemployed, and more.
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If you violated the Black Codes, you could be incarcerated and forced to labor through the brutal practice of “convict leasing,” in which governments leased recently freed, incarcerated Black people out to private businesses.

See what the South did there?
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