How was convict leasing a loophole of the Thirteenth Amendment?
A)
Convict leasing allowed for convicts to be rented for work in exchange for
boarding as prisons were overflowing.
B)
Convict leasing allowed former slaveholders to keep control over a
percentage of their slaves in indentured servitude.
Convicts under the Thirteenth Amendment were forced to work for free,
but were guaranteed humane and reasonable working conditions.
Convicts technically were not slaves and therefore could be used to work
railways, mines, and plantations with no pay and under inhumane
conditions
D

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How was convict leasing a loophole of the Thirteenth Amendment?
A)
Convict leasing allowed for convicts to be rented for work in exchange for
boarding as prisons were overflowing.
B)
Convict leasing allowed former slaveholders to keep control over a
percentage of their slaves in indentured servitude.
Convicts under the Thirteenth Amendment were forced to work for free,
but were guaranteed humane and reasonable working conditions.
Convicts technically were not slaves and therefore could be used to work
railways, mines, and plantations with no pay and under inhumane
conditions
D

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Tundexi Tundexi · Answer 1 · 2021-12-21T14:27:14+01:00

The convict leasing is a loophole of the Thirteenth Amendment because convict leasing allowed for convicts to be rented for work in exchange for boarding as prisons were overflowing.

Convict leasing refers to a system of forced penal labor.

An example of Convict leasing includes leased prisoners to private railways, mines, large plantations etc

Under Thirteenth Amendment, Convict leasing is seen as involuntary servitude and such act is seen as crime.

However, the convict leasing is a loophole of the Thirteenth Amendment because convict leasing allowed for convicts to be rented for work in exchange for boarding as prisons were overflowing.

Hence, the Option A is correct.