Colorado Inmate Lawsuit Argues Prison Actions Violate Anti-Slavery Act
In 2022, a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Colorado prisoners argued that Amendment A, a successful 2018 ballot measure that eliminated a provision in the Colorado Constitution allowing "slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime...in all circumstances," prevents the state from forcing prisoners to work under threat of losing privileges, being placed in isolation or adding time to their sentence. Now, more than two years later, Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace has ruled that the complaint can continue moving through the legal process, and the number of plaintiffs can expand far beyond Richard Lilgerose and Harold Mortis, the pair that initially raised the issue…
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In 2022, a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Colorado prisoners argued that Amendment A, a successful 2018 ballot measure that eliminated a provision in the Colorado Constitution allowing "slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime...in all circumstances," prevents the state from forcing prisoners to work under threat of losing privileges, being placed in isolation or adding time to their sentence. Now, more than two years later, Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace has ruled that the complaint can continue moving through the legal process, and the number of plaintiffs can expand far beyond Richard Lilgerose and Harold Mortis, the pair that initially raised the issue… 
