Opinion: The United States prison system is deeply flawed and demands reform

Opinion: The United States prison system is deeply flawed and demands reform

Los Angeles Times
December 17, 2020, 4:01 pm
On January 31, 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, abolishing slavery and involuntary servitude. But there was a loophole. Slavery and involuntary servitude were abolished, except as a punishment for a crime. Once ...