During the 2022 midterms, four states voted to ban slavery, which is still legal—and practiced—in the form of forced prison labor. The ballot initiatives are designed to keep people from having to work against their will and could provide prisoners with the opportunity to sue for higher wages, and better working conditions, including medical exemptions for those who are pregnant and postpartum. Guest: <a href="https://twitter.com/attorney_bond">Candace Bond-Theriault Esq</a>., <a href="https://gender-sexuality.law.columbia.edu/content/faculty-staff">Director of Racial Justice Policy & Strategy</a> at Columbia Law School’s Center for Gender & Sexuality Law. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at<a href="http://slate.com/whatnextplus"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Why Outlawing Slavery Won't Outlaw Slavery—Yet

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