While Kentucky does ban slavery, it carves out an exception for one group of people - people convicted of a crime. The ...

Section 25 of the Kentucky Constitution reads "Slavery and involuntary servitude in this State are forbidden, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” ...

Supporters of amending Kentucky's Constitution to end prison "slavery" line up behind Lexington lawmaker's bill.

While slavery was abolished long ago in the United States, some states, including Kentucky, allow involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.

House Bill 121 proposes to remove a punishment clause from a section of the state constitution that allows slavery and ...

A new documentary called, “Underground: Freedom Stories Along the Borderlands,” looks at the growth of abolitionism in ...

He concluded that Kentucky's interest required the proposed amendment, as slavery had retarded her development and seriously checked her advancement. Advertisement ...

Saying it is well past time for Kentucky to remove a slavery exception from its constitution, state Rep. George A. Brown, Jr., D-Lexington, has introduced House ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

Patricia Gailey with Abolish Slavery Kentucky speaks to reporters about a proposal to remove from Kentucky's Constitution a clause allowing slavery for people convicted of crimes. Behind her, Savvy ...