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This Constitutional Amendment, titled "Slavery," aims to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all forms within California, building upon the historical context that the state constitution has allowed involuntary servitude as punishment for crime since 1849, even after slavery was abolished nationwide. The amendment clarifies that this prohibition does not prevent the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the state agency overseeing prisons) from offering work credits to incarcerated individuals who *voluntarily* choose to participate in work assignments, thereby distinguishing between forced labor and compensated or incentivized work.