The Colorado Constitution originally forbade slavery and involuntary servitude "except as a punishment for crime," but Amendment A removed that exception.
However, "the voters did not intend to abolish the DOC inmate work program by virtue of passing Amendment A," wrote Judge Sueanna P. Johnson in the appellate panel's Aug. 18 opinion.
This shit is infuriating, judge just deciding that we didn't actually mean to change the law when we changed the law. The amendment passed with 66% of the vote.
Oh so I see you are familiar with California
Speaking of which, if you're a Californian comrade please let the inner lib win and vote on banning prison labor in November.
In Colorado we voted to ban prison labor in 2018 and then a judge ruled we didn't actually mean it and nothing changed
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This shit is infuriating, judge just deciding that we didn't actually mean to change the law when we changed the law. The amendment passed with 66% of the vote.
You're telling me 'most progressive candidate ever' Kamala Harris didn't ban it?
What do you mean she aggressively advocated for people to remain in prison to continue using it?
People who were exonerated iirc, some extra heinous layer like that