A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.

S.J.Res. 81 proposes adding a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a form of criminal punishment. If ratified, it would apply to all federal and state criminal sentencing and any forced labor imposed as a penalty. The amendment would affect the criminal justice system and any practices that currently allow prison labor under coercive conditions.