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This Resolution urges the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution that would prohibit the use of slavery, indentured servitude, and involuntary servitude for individuals convicted of crimes. The resolution highlights that while the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, it contains an exception allowing it as punishment for crime, and points to the significant number of incarcerated individuals in the U.S., including those in private correctional facilities that profit from low-cost prison labor, often paid wages far below minimum wage or nothing at all, and that this work rarely develops marketable skills.