Overview
Section 1: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2: Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation
Today, many current scholars argue that the LOOPHOLE in the Thirteenth Amendment (1865) created MODERN mass incarceration. In your informed opinion, was the loophole a terrible accident (a mistake), OR was it deliberate but disguised? Your answer should be about two pages long – Terms might mention:
Black Codes
Chicken Laws
States Rights
Extreme Sentencing
Convict Leasing
Convict Debt System
Share Cropping
Unfair Court System