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IN SJR0007
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Amends Article 1, Section 37 of the Indiana Constitution to clarify that slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited except as punishment for crimes when a person has been duly convicted.
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Adds new subsection (b) to Article 1, Section 18 establishing that the Constitution does not prohibit correctional practices used for reformation of individuals duly convicted of crimes.
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Requires any correctional practices to be consistent with Article 1, Section 16 of the Indiana Constitution and the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibit cruel and unusual punishment.
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Requires approval by two consecutive general assemblies and ratification by a majority of Indiana voters to become effective.
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Referred to the Committee on Judiciary on January 6, 2015.
Legislative Description
Provides that there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude within Indiana. Provides that the Constitution of the State of Indiana does not prohibit the use of correctional practices: (1) for the reformation of individuals who have been duly convicted of crimes; and (2) that are consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Indiana and the Constitution of the United States that prohibit cruel and unusual punishments.