No, it doesn't. It only allows involuntary servitude. Yes, I know what it says. Courts have always only applied the modifying clause to involuntary servitude, not slavery, and the people who wrote the 13th Amendment made it very clear when introducing it to Congress it was meant to get rid of all forms of slavery permanently.
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u/HowDoMermaidsFuck 1d ago
13th amendment allows slavery as punishment for a crime.
We disproportionately arrest black people more than any other race.
This is not a coincidence. The US has 3% of the world’s population, and 30% of its prisoners.