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Alabama becomes the last state to outlaw "convict" leasing.

Date: 1928

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"Convict" leasing emerged at the end of the Civil War as many plantations were looking for quick ways to replace enslaved labor. With "convict" leases, business owners, including plantation owners, could "lease" incarcerated men, with payment for their labor going to the state.