: An 8,000-acre plantation converted into a prison in 1880, where the former slave quarters became cell units.
: Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited "except as a punishment for a crime". Download prison slave jpg
The core of the "prison slavery" debate centers on the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While it abolished slavery, it includes a specific exception: : An 8,000-acre plantation converted into a prison
Historically, many prisons were built directly on former slave plantations. : An 8
: New amendments have been introduced in Congress to officially close the 13th Amendment loophole nationwide.