Board unanimously backs resolution supporting Proposition 6 to remove penal exception for prison labor

Oct 9, 2024

The supervisors unanimously approved a resolution supporting California Proposition 6, which would remove the constitutional penal exception permitting involuntary servitude as punishment for crime and leave voluntary rehabilitation programs intact.

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The Board of Supervisors on Oct. 8 unanimously approved a resolution urging voter support for Proposition 6, an amendment to Article I, Section 6 of the California Constitution that would remove the clause allowing involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.

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