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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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Sumner reiterates the prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, with an exception for punishment of crime.
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