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More states to outlaw the "exception clause"

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. with one exception. Slavery is still allowed as punishment for a crime at the federal level. But Kentucky and Arkansas have joined the list of those states considering fully banning slavery at the state level, report Yahoo and Axios. If the measures are voted on and passed, these two states would join seven others who have outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude in their constitutions over recent years.

| Tuesday January 28, 2025
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