WHEREAS, Section 1 of the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution provides that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the united states;” and   WHEREAS, the American Correctional Association decries the historical applicability of slavery and involuntary servitude as acceptable punishments … Continue reading Supporting Repeal of the ‘Exclusion Clause’ in Section 1 of the of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution