: An 8,000-acre plantation converted into a prison in 1880, where the former slave quarters became cell units.

: Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited "except as a punishment for a crime".

: New amendments have been introduced in Congress to officially close the 13th Amendment loophole nationwide.

For more in-depth research, you can explore the ACLU’s Captive Labor report or the Global Slavery Index findings on state-imposed forced labor .

: Incarcerated individuals in states like Texas and Florida are still forced to work in fields—often picking cotton or corn—with little to no pay. 📸 Visual History and "The Prison Slave"

Efforts to remove the "punishment" exception from state constitutions are currently gaining momentum:

Historically, many prisons were built directly on former slave plantations.