Ohio lawmakers want to abolish slavery as punishment for crimes

Ohio lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution that would remove slavery and involuntary servitude from the state's Constitution as a punishment...

June 14, 2023
2:10 AM

Ohio lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution that would remove slavery and involuntary servitude from the state's Constitution as a punishment for crimes, and pictured, Ohio state Rep. Dontavius Jarrells in Columbus, Ohio. Nicolas Galindo/The Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network

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