Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Yes, some forms of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> are still technically legal in most <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. states</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forcedlabor</span></a> as punishment for crime is legal in many states due to an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exceptionclause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exceptionclause</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/13thAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>13thAmendment</span></a> of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USConstitution</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/yes-some-forms-of-slavery-are-still-technically-legal-in-most-us-states-fact-check/536-d72971f9-6f8a-4912-8156-0f13826fdbdc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kgw.com/article/news/verify/go</span><span class="invisible">vernment-verify/yes-some-forms-of-slavery-are-still-technically-legal-in-most-us-states-fact-check/536-d72971f9-6f8a-4912-8156-0f13826fdbdc</span></a></p>