Organizers with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee called the press conference last month to update the public about their campaign to end what they call prison slavery. The Minnesota constitution allows for exactly that – slavery as part of a punishment for a crime. While Anagram, and by extension Disney, were the focus of last month’s press conference, the movement represented at the event aims to abolish prison slavery in Minnesota completely. The End Slavery in Minnesota Coalition, a network of businesses, nonprofits and other organizations, highlights two pieces of legislation that would end legalized slavery in Minnesota: a 2023 bill introduced that would remove the slavery clause from the constitution, as well as the Bill to End Slavery in Minnesota, which would reclassify incarcerated workers as employees, affording them more protections. End Slavery in Minnesota Bill Advocates for Fair Wages in Prisons – April 2025Follow us on X (aka Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Mastodon, Threads, BlueSky and Patreon.