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Colorado Sues Over Inmate Forced Labor Claims

10/9/2025

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Colorado sues Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Corrections over forced labor.
The suit cites the 13th Amendment and Colorado's 2018 Amendment A banning slavery.
Former inmate Sarah Beaudoin and advocate Stephanie McGuffie say forced labor persists.
The state argues the inmate work program is rehabilitation and not slavery.
The trial is scheduled for October 7, 2025.

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Story summary

Colorado sues Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Corrections over forced labor.
The suit cites the 13th Amendment and Colorado's 2018 Amendment A banning slavery.
Former inmate Sarah Beaudoin and advocate Stephanie McGuffie say forced labor persists.
The state argues the inmate work program is rehabilitation and not slavery.
The trial is scheduled for October 7, 2025.