Judge rules state must end ‘slavery’ for its prison population

Some century and a half after slavery mostly ended across the rest of the United States, a federal judge now is ordering Colorado to end its own state slavery program.

It involves forcing inmates in the state prison system to work.

A report from KMGH-TV in Denver explains the case already is four years old, without appeals that could be forthcoming.

The ruling from Denver District Judge Sarah Wallace confirmed the Colorado Department of Corrections and Gov. Jared Polis violated...