The philosophical justification for civil-death statutes came from the text of the _____ Amendment.

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in December 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as a punishment for a crime. Civil-death statutes were justified under the Thirteenth Amendment because they stripped individuals of certain civil rights, such as the right to vote or to enter into contracts, as a punishment for certain crimes.

The Philosophical Justification for Civil-Death Statutes Came from the Text