Florida's Abolish Slavery Initiative
Florida’s Constitution currently lacks explicit language forbidding slavery/involuntary servitude; it implicitly defers to the federal Thirteenth Amendment’s penal exception. We seek to move forward a constitutional amendment to Article I, Section 28 of the Florida Constitution, because neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in this State, including as a penalty or punishment for a crime.
The penal exception should not shield “badges and incidents of slavery”—disciplinary isolation, coercive incentives, arbitrary power to assign work. Involuntary servitude within the prison system is still a form of slavery being imposed on our society.
SLAVERY IN FLORIDA MUST END NOW!
Prison Labor is Slavery
The subject of slavery masqueraded as prison labor has been in the light for years. Don't be misinformed, here we expose you to some videos on the subject of modern slavery/involuntary servitude.
Prison Labor: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
This video, even though full of unnecessary out of touch jokes, exposes the slavery in prisons issues at length and with great examples. We at C.A.R.E. make the disclaimer that our company does not approve of the extracurricular content in the video, and we direct our public to focus on the content relevant to our mission. Prison slavery.
Rattling the Bars: US Prison Labor
On this Episode of Rattling the Bars, TRNN Executive Producer Eddie Conway interviews Asatar Bair Assistant Professor of Economics at Riverside City College about prisons and the ownership of a person’s labor power vs. the ownership of a person
Prison Labor: Modern SLAVERY?
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The Numbers
Florida DOC
Nationally 1.2 million individuals are incarcerated; Florida has over 100 000 individuals in state prisons, of whom between 70 and 80% perform labor tasks against their will.
100,000+
FLDOC Salaries
Florida exceeds the national average with reports of excesses in disciplinary retaliation, and none to extremely low pay—often less than $1/hour.
Most FDOC Jobs Don't Pay Wages
No One Can Refuse
Over 75% of incarcerated workers nationwide report they cannot refuse work without penalty. In Florida, nearly 100% can't refuse work. That system remains among the most punitive in the U.S.
Modern Slavery