Historically, many prisons were built directly on former slave plantations.
Researchers often use archival photographs (like those by Bruce Jackson ) to highlight the visual continuity between antebellum slavery and modern incarceration. Download prison slave jpg
: New amendments have been introduced in Congress to officially close the 13th Amendment loophole nationwide. Historically, many prisons were built directly on former
: States like Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, Oregon, and Vermont have recently voted to ban forced prison labor. Download prison slave jpg