Still up? Can’t sleep? Just dropped a full Blueprint series on closing the 13th Amendment’s exception clause and dismantling the profit pipeline around it. Would love your eyes on it.
#13thAmendment #EndTheException #PrisonLabor #Abolition
#13thAmendment #EndTheException #PrisonLabor #Abolition
Introduction – The Unfinished Work
Blueprint Series: Ending the 13th Amendment's Exception Clause (Part 0)
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November 8, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Still up? Can’t sleep? Just dropped a full Blueprint series on closing the 13th Amendment’s exception clause and dismantling the profit pipeline around it. Would love your eyes on it.
#13thAmendment #EndTheException #PrisonLabor #Abolition
#13thAmendment #EndTheException #PrisonLabor #Abolition
Located on the African American Museum at 7th and Arch Streets, this 2024 mural by Ernel Martinez with Mural Arts and Worth Rises advocates that we #EndTheException to the 13th Amendment.
October 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Located on the African American Museum at 7th and Arch Streets, this 2024 mural by Ernel Martinez with Mural Arts and Worth Rises advocates that we #EndTheException to the 13th Amendment.
Bittersweet that this is the @macfound.org SJC Racial Equity Cohort Steering Committee's final convening. I hope we and the REC will be able to continue work beyond this year. The efforts ongoing in the sites and by the Steering Committee are needed more than ever. #RethinkJails
October 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Bittersweet that this is the @macfound.org SJC Racial Equity Cohort Steering Committee's final convening. I hope we and the REC will be able to continue work beyond this year. The efforts ongoing in the sites and by the Steering Committee are needed more than ever. #RethinkJails
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The 13th Amendment exception clause is the reason for our increased incarceration rates! Pure profit from slavery!
#EndTheException in the 13th Amendment to end the pipeline to prison to exploit inmates for cheap labor!!
The 13th Amendment exception clause is the reason for our increased incarceration rates! Pure profit from slavery!
#EndTheException in the 13th Amendment to end the pipeline to prison to exploit inmates for cheap labor!!
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The 13th Amendment exception clause is the reason for our increased incarceration rates! Pure profit from slavery!
#EndTheException in the 13th Amendment to end the pipeline to prison to exploit inmates for cheap labor!!
The 13th Amendment exception clause is the reason for our increased incarceration rates! Pure profit from slavery!
#EndTheException in the 13th Amendment to end the pipeline to prison to exploit inmates for cheap labor!!
Has your state ended the exception that uses prisoners for forced labor? #EndTheException
August 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Has your state ended the exception that uses prisoners for forced labor? #EndTheException
When is slavery acceptable? NEVER. I know you agree @balint.house.gov @sanders.senate.gov @welch.senate.gov . Support legislation to #EndTheException in the 13th Amendment and abolish slavery, for all.
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No slavery. No Exceptions.
endtheexception.com
No slavery. No Exceptions.
#EndTheException
Did you know that slavery is still legal? The Thirteenth Amendment included an insidious exception, it's time we #EndTheException. Join the movement to pass the Abolition Amendment.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
When is slavery acceptable? NEVER. I know you agree @balint.house.gov @sanders.senate.gov @welch.senate.gov . Support legislation to #EndTheException in the 13th Amendment and abolish slavery, for all.
endtheexception.com
No slavery. No Exceptions.
endtheexception.com
No slavery. No Exceptions.
Over 800,000 people are forced to work daily in U.S. prisons.
Most for pennies. Some for nothing.
Refuse? You’re punished—solitary, loss of parole, worse.
It’s not “rehab.”
It’s slavery.
And it’s legal.
Because the 13th Amendment allows it.
#EndTheException
Most for pennies. Some for nothing.
Refuse? You’re punished—solitary, loss of parole, worse.
It’s not “rehab.”
It’s slavery.
And it’s legal.
Because the 13th Amendment allows it.
#EndTheException
July 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Over 800,000 people are forced to work daily in U.S. prisons.
Most for pennies. Some for nothing.
Refuse? You’re punished—solitary, loss of parole, worse.
It’s not “rehab.”
It’s slavery.
And it’s legal.
Because the 13th Amendment allows it.
#EndTheException
Most for pennies. Some for nothing.
Refuse? You’re punished—solitary, loss of parole, worse.
It’s not “rehab.”
It’s slavery.
And it’s legal.
Because the 13th Amendment allows it.
#EndTheException
“This absence of direct acknowledgment has resulted in what Davidson calls ‘administrative enslavement,’ a system in which incarcerated people are forced to work ... without any explicit designation that their sentence includes enslavement.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/06/13...
#EndTheException
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#EndTheException
July 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“This absence of direct acknowledgment has resulted in what Davidson calls ‘administrative enslavement,’ a system in which incarcerated people are forced to work ... without any explicit designation that their sentence includes enslavement.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/06/13...
#EndTheException
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#EndTheException
#EndTheException "Slavery is an evil that has loomed over our nation since its founding."
June 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#EndTheException "Slavery is an evil that has loomed over our nation since its founding."
#Juneteenth celebrates the "end" of slavery, but slavery is still legal in this country. Every day, incarcerated prisoners are forced to work jobs for slave wages all across the US. Its past time to #EndTheException to the 13th amendment & abolish slavery in America for good. endtheexception.com
#EndTheException
Did you know that slavery is still legal? The Thirteenth Amendment included an insidious exception, it's time we #EndTheException. Join the movement to pass the Abolition Amendment.
endtheexception.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#Juneteenth celebrates the "end" of slavery, but slavery is still legal in this country. Every day, incarcerated prisoners are forced to work jobs for slave wages all across the US. Its past time to #EndTheException to the 13th amendment & abolish slavery in America for good. endtheexception.com
Slavery has always been wrong, and the time has come to eliminate the loophole in the Constitution allowing slavery as punishment for a crime.
I will continue working to achieve this once and for all. Let's #EndTheException.
I will continue working to achieve this once and for all. Let's #EndTheException.
June 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Slavery has always been wrong, and the time has come to eliminate the loophole in the Constitution allowing slavery as punishment for a crime.
I will continue working to achieve this once and for all. Let's #EndTheException.
I will continue working to achieve this once and for all. Let's #EndTheException.
This Juneteenth, remember that slavery didn't actually end in 1865, it just moved behind prison walls. ✊🏿 TAKE ACTION TODAY to #EndtheException and end slavery in prisons once and for all: benjerrys.co/3FLjYg1
June 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This Juneteenth, remember that slavery didn't actually end in 1865, it just moved behind prison walls. ✊🏿 TAKE ACTION TODAY to #EndtheException and end slavery in prisons once and for all: benjerrys.co/3FLjYg1
Forced prison labor is exploitation, not rehabilitation. Demand fair wages & safe working conditions for incarcerated workers. #prisonlabor #prisonreform #EndTheException #prisonerrights
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Unveiling the System: Forced Labor in U.S. Prisons and the Push for Reform | Breaking AC
Recent reports and growing activism are shedding light on the pervasive issue of forced labor within the United States prison system, where hundreds of thousands of incarcerated individuals work for m...
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June 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Forced prison labor is exploitation, not rehabilitation. Demand fair wages & safe working conditions for incarcerated workers. #prisonlabor #prisonreform #EndTheException #prisonerrights
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Did you know about the loophole in the 13th Amendment? 👀 Let's unpack it. You may know it to abolish slavery, but it says: "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted." #EndTheException A 🧵:
June 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Did you know about the loophole in the 13th Amendment? 👀 Let's unpack it. You may know it to abolish slavery, but it says: "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted." #EndTheException A 🧵:
“The so-called ‘Except Clause’ has long been used to justify #forcedlabor in federal and state prison systems. [University of Chicago] Asst. Prof. of Law Adam A. Davidson challenges this interpretation.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/06/13...
#EndTheException #The13thAmendment @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
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#EndTheException #The13thAmendment @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“The so-called ‘Except Clause’ has long been used to justify #forcedlabor in federal and state prison systems. [University of Chicago] Asst. Prof. of Law Adam A. Davidson challenges this interpretation.”
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/06/13...
#EndTheException #The13thAmendment @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/06/13...
#EndTheException #The13thAmendment @uchicagolaw.bsky.social
Right outside a federal penitentiary in Philly.
June 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Right outside a federal penitentiary in Philly.
From Chains to Change: The Fight to Finally End Slavery in the U.S. #EndTheException
From Chains to Change: The Fight to Finally End Slavery in the U.S. #EndTheException
More than 150 years after the 13th Amendment was passed, slavery is still legal in the United States. Not in name—but in practice. While the 13th Amendment is widely credited…
The post From Chains to Change: The Fight to Finally End Slavery in the U.S. #EndTheException appeared first on stupidDOPE | Est. 2008.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
From Chains to Change: The Fight to Finally End Slavery in the U.S. #EndTheException
“Rep. Tarra Simmons [Leading with Conviction™ 2018] ... said she used to work for 42 cents an hour in prison, but if someone refused, they couldn’t go to school, call family or visit with their kids.”
Read more: www.everettpost.com/...
#Washington #PrisonLabor #EndTheException
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#Washington #PrisonLabor #EndTheException
House Dems vote to end forced prison labor; GOP warns taxpayers may foot the bill - Everett Post
(The Center Square) – While they agreed to drop the title, House Democrats passed a bill Wednesday that would make […]
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March 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“Rep. Tarra Simmons [Leading with Conviction™ 2018] ... said she used to work for 42 cents an hour in prison, but if someone refused, they couldn’t go to school, call family or visit with their kids.”
Read more: www.everettpost.com/...
#Washington #PrisonLabor #EndTheException
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#Washington #PrisonLabor #EndTheException
Today is World Day of Social Justice, and we at the @il-arj.bsky.social will continue to reimagine justice in all its forms. #socialjustice #endtheexception
February 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today is World Day of Social Justice, and we at the @il-arj.bsky.social will continue to reimagine justice in all its forms. #socialjustice #endtheexception
It has been 57 years since the Memphis Sanitation Strike, where hundreds gathered to demand better working conditions. It is unacceptable to subject people to harsh, dangerous conditions and not provide them their due compensation. We at @il-arj.bsky.social will continue working to #EndTheException
February 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It has been 57 years since the Memphis Sanitation Strike, where hundreds gathered to demand better working conditions. It is unacceptable to subject people to harsh, dangerous conditions and not provide them their due compensation. We at @il-arj.bsky.social will continue working to #EndTheException
“Part of #reentry into our society is to make sure that we are prepared to take care of ourselves and our families. So pay us a livable wage.” —Savvy Shabazz (Leading with Conviction™ 2023)
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/02/12...
#LeadingWithConviction #Kentucky #EconomicMobility #EndTheException
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#LeadingWithConviction #Kentucky #EconomicMobility #EndTheException
February 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Part of #reentry into our society is to make sure that we are prepared to take care of ourselves and our families. So pay us a livable wage.” —Savvy Shabazz (Leading with Conviction™ 2023)
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/02/12...
#LeadingWithConviction #Kentucky #EconomicMobility #EndTheException
Read more: jlusa.org/2025/02/12...
#LeadingWithConviction #Kentucky #EconomicMobility #EndTheException
Twelve years ago, Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment. Not in 1865: in 2013. This piece of #BlackHistory shows how escaping old forms of slavery is still at play. We will continue to support incarcerated workers as an equal part of the workforce. #EndTheException #BlackHistoryMonth
February 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Twelve years ago, Mississippi ratified the 13th Amendment. Not in 1865: in 2013. This piece of #BlackHistory shows how escaping old forms of slavery is still at play. We will continue to support incarcerated workers as an equal part of the workforce. #EndTheException #BlackHistoryMonth
sign.moveon.org/petitions/pa... #USPOL #EndTheException
"It’s time to unequivocally make the evils of slavery and involuntary servitude history, once and for all. We must pass the Abolition Amendment [...] to end the exception once and for all. Nobody deserves to be enslaved. "
"It’s time to unequivocally make the evils of slavery and involuntary servitude history, once and for all. We must pass the Abolition Amendment [...] to end the exception once and for all. Nobody deserves to be enslaved. "
Pass the Abolition Amendment and End Legalized Slavery
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution is celebrated for abolishing slavery, but what if we told you slavery is still legal?
There’s actually an exception clause in the Thirteenth Amendment ...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
sign.moveon.org/petitions/pa... #USPOL #EndTheException
"It’s time to unequivocally make the evils of slavery and involuntary servitude history, once and for all. We must pass the Abolition Amendment [...] to end the exception once and for all. Nobody deserves to be enslaved. "
"It’s time to unequivocally make the evils of slavery and involuntary servitude history, once and for all. We must pass the Abolition Amendment [...] to end the exception once and for all. Nobody deserves to be enslaved. "