Richard
Illinois
“I worked about 10 to 12 hours a day. I would work a day for a stamp. ”
Print this postcard and send Richard’s story to your Congressmember urging passage of the Abolition Amendment. Together we can abolish slavery for all.
“I had no idea that the 13th Amendment was the reason for the lack of wages behind prison walls. The 13th Amendment is a concession, and, in our communities, the concessions our state makes kill us. For me, and millions of other formerly incarcerated people, this concession has to change.”