Utah’s state constitution bans slavery — mostly. And Rep. Sandra Hollins says mostly isn’t good enough.
Not surprisingly, the Utah Constitution forbids slavery and involuntary servitude.Shockingly, to state Rep. Sandra Hollins and others, that general prohibition is accompanied by the word “except.”The state constitution ratified in 1895 reads: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within this State.”Hollins is sponsoring a bill in the upcoming legislative session aimed a
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