California voters reject measure that would have prohibited forced prison labor

by Associated Press November 12, 2024November 11, 2024

An incarcerated man picks up trash at San Quentin State Rehabilitation Center in 2021. Mandatory labor has long been an accepted practice in California's prison system, where hourly wages start at 16 cents. California voters have rejected Proposition 6 on the Nov. 5 ballot that would have banned involuntary servitude for prisoners. (Phouen You/San Quentin New Archives via Bay City News)

By SOPHIE AUSTIN | Associated Press/Report for America

California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor.

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