Article 551WQ Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Remove Slavery as a Punishment From State Constitution

Ohio Lawmakers Seek to Remove Slavery as a Punishment From State Constitution

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Joe Jurado
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Slavery, for the most part, has been abolished in this country. I say for the most part because the 13th Amendment allows for slavery to be used as a form of punishment. Some states have already elected to remove that clause from their local constitutions and Ohio is working to be next on the list.

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