Coerced Colorado prison labor amounts to involuntary servitude, judge rules
- Posted on February 16, 2026
- By The Denver Post
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Coerced Colorado prison labor amounts to involuntary servitude, judge rules

The state’s prisons unconstitutionally coerced prison labor by levying severe punishments — including solitary confinement — against prisoners who refused to work, Denver District Court Judge Sarah…