The Colorado Constitution originally forbade slavery and involuntary servitude “except as a punishment for crime,” but Amendment A removed that exception.

However, “the voters did not intend to abolish the DOC inmate work program by virtue of passing Amendment A,” wrote Judge Sueanna P. Johnson in the appellate panel’s Aug. 18 opinion.

This shit is infuriating, judge just deciding that we didn’t actually mean to change the law when we changed the law. The amendment passed with 66% of the vote.