加州选民否决了旨在禁止低工资监狱劳动的第六提案。 California voters rejected Proposition 6, which sought to ban low-wage prison labor.

加利福尼亚选民否决了旨在通过修订州宪法禁止在监狱中强迫劳动的第六提案。 California voters rejected Proposition 6, which aimed to ban forced labor in prisons by amending the state constitution. 目前,宪法允许强迫劳动作为对犯罪的惩罚, 批评者说, 消防和清洁等任务每小时为囚犯支付不到1美元。 Currently, the constitution allows forced labor as punishment for crimes, a practice critics say pays inmates less than $1 an hour for tasks like firefighting and cleaning. 这项措施是处理针对黑人加利福尼亚人的历史种族主义的一揽子赔偿方案的一部分。 The measure was part of a reparations package to address historical racism against Black Californians. 尽管失败了,倡导者们仍计划继续推动变革。 Despite its failure, advocates plan to continue pushing for changes.