Forced prison labor will stay in California after ballot measure fails
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Mathew Grisham (Producer), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)
Californians rejected a state ballot initiative in which would have eliminated involuntary servitude for those serving prison sentences. Nearly 54% of voters rejected Proposition 6. The Associated Press reported that 72% of the vote has been counted so far.
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Jobs given to prisoners may net them less than $1 an hour. Declining these jobs can even reportedly cause delays in parole eligibility or other severe consequences.
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Instead of involuntary work assignments, Proposition 6 would have encouraged prisons to set up a volunteer work assignment program, taking time off sentences in the form of credits. Cities and counties would have also been encouraged to set up pay scales for inmates.
This proposition wasn’t the only reform initiative in front of voters on Election Day. Proposition 36, the “tough-on-crime” measure, voters overwhelmingly backed the legislation, passing with nearly 70% of voter’s support.
According to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, Proposition 36 will change a number of things in the state. Some misdemeanors will become felonies for those with past convictions. The proposal will also lengthen some felony sentences, like theft or damage of property and some felonies are now required to be served in prison, such as sentences for selling certain drugs.
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Advocates for Proposition 6 said voters were not educated enough about the measure and had a hard time separating it from Proposition 36. California would have joined 15 other states which have already closed forced labor loopholes.
Nevada voted to close the a loophole, with around 60% of voters supporting the measure on Election Day in 2024. It removed language from the state’s constitution, which allowed slavery and indentured servitude as a type of punishment.
[Lauren Taylor]
CALIFORNIANS HAVE REJECTED A BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE FOR THOSE SERVING PRISON SENTENCES.
NEARLY 54 PERCENT OF VOTERS REJECTED THE MEASURE, KNOWN AS PROPOSITION 6 WITH 72 PERCENT OF THE VOTES COUNTED SO FAR.
THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE A-P.
SOME IN THE STATE CALL THIS SERVITUDE MODERN DAY SLAVERY, WITH JOBS GIVEN TO PRISONERS THAT MAY NET THEM LESS THAN A DOLLAR AN HOUR.
DECLINING THE JOBS CAN EVEN REPORTEDLY CAUSE DELAYS IN PAROLE ELIGIBILITY, OR OTHER SEVERE CONSEQUENCES.
INSTEAD OF INVOLUNTARY WORK ASSIGNMENTS, PRISONS WOULD HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO SET UP A VOLUNTEER WORK ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM, TAKING TIME OFF SENTENCES IN THE FORM OF CREDITS.
CITIES AND COUNTIES WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN ENCOURAGED TO SET UP PAY SCALES FOR INMATES.
ON THE FLIP SIDE, THE STATE APPROVED A “TOUGH-ON-CRIME” MEASURE, PROPOSITION 36.
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION INCREASES PENALTIES FOR CRIMES, AND GARNERED NEARLY 70 PERCENT OF VOTERS SUPPORT.
ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE, PROPOSITION 36 TURNS SOME MISDEMEANORS INTO FELONIES FOR THOSE WITH PAST CONVICTIONS.
IT LENGTHENS SOME FELONY SENTENCES, SUCH AS FOR THEFT AND DAMAGE OF PROPERTY.
AND SOME FELONIES ARE NOW REQUIRED TO BE SERVED IN PRISON, SUCH AS SENTENCES FOR SELLING CERTAIN DRUGS.
SOME ADVOCATES FOR PROPOSITION 6 SAY VOTERS WERE NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH ABOUT THE MEASURE, AND HAD A HARD TIME SEPARATING IT FROM PROPOSITION 36.
THE GOLDEN STATE WOULD HAVE JOINED 15 OTHER STATES WHICH HAVE ALREADY CLOSED FORCED LABOR LOOPHOLES.
FOR SAN, I’M L.T.
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