U.S. Const. amend. XIII, § 1
- Constitution
- Constitution of the United States
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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