In November, Inland Empire residents will vote whether to fully ban slavery.
The California Constitution currently bans slavery, except as punishment for a crime.
“Slavery is prohibited. Involuntary servitude is prohibited except to punish crime,” Article I, Section 6, of the California Constitution reads.
Proposition 6, if passed, would prohibit slavery in any form.
Assemblymember Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) authored the proposed amendment.
“Today, slavery takes on the modern form of involuntary servitude, including forced labor in prison. Slavery is wrong in all forms, and California should be clear in denouncing that in its constitution.
