The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude—except as punishment for a crime. This so-called "Except Clause" has long been used to justify forced ...

In early summer, it held about 2,000 people. (The facility can hold 2,400 people; CoreCivic gets paid in full even if there are empty beds.) Cummins Prison Farm, Arkansas, 1975 Bruce Jackson ...

Parchman Prison Prayer opens with perhaps its most captivating track, ‘Parchman Prison Blues’. It could be heard as a response to the classic blues song ‘Parchman Farm Blues’, recorded in 1940 by ...

Parchman Farm was reborn as Parchman Prison in 1900, a place that became notorious even then for the rate at which incarcerated men died from overwork and abuse. That history informs the present.

For millions of Americans, slavery is on the ballot this Election Day. To many, this fact may be surprising. After all, chattel slavery famously ended over a century and a half ago, with the Union’s ...

Prisoners in the fields at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, aka Angola, in 2002. Photographer: Alec Soth/Magnum Photos Businessweek The Last American Antislavery Campaign ...

Prison labor is legal in the United States due to a loophole in the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which banned slavery, except for people convicted of crimes.

Federal court hears argument to stop farm work at Angola prison in Louisiana in high heat by: Da'Shawn Johnson, Bonnie Bolden Posted: Jun 19, 2024 / 10:36 PM CDT Updated: Jun 19, 2024 / 10:36 PM CDT ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A federal judge heard arguments on a motion to stop using the Farm Line at Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly called Angola, during the high summer heat in Louisiana.

Federal court hears motion to stop farm work at Louisiana prison in high heat by: Da'Shawn Johnson, Bonnie Bolden Posted: Jun 19, 2024 / 10:49 AM CDT Updated: Jun 19, 2024 / 10:49 AM CDT ...