Committee hears amendment to remove slavery exception from state constitution; witness describes prison labor experiences
Representative Richardson presented HJR 1,002 to remove the constitutional clause that permits slavery or involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, and a witness with decades of incarceration experience described conditions he said amounted to forced labor.
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Representative Richardson presented House Joint Resolution 1,002 to the House State Agencies Committee, proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the clause that permits slavery or involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime from the Arkansas Constitution.
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