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This Resolution urges the United States Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit the use of slavery, indentured servitude, and involuntary servitude for anyone convicted of a crime. The resolution highlights that while the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, it contains an exception allowing it as punishment for crime, and that this exception has led to a system where incarcerated individuals, particularly those in private correctional facilities which profit from their labor, are often paid very low wages or not paid at all for their work, with little opportunity to develop skills for future employment.