 A state ballot measure set to go before voters this November could trigger a wage hike for California prisoners. CalMatters Shanthananganeri explains. If Proposition 6 passes, it would change the state constitution to ban the practice of forced labor in jails and prisons. That would mean correctional officers could not order a prisoner to work. What's less clear is what would happen to inmates who want to work in one of the state's thousands of prison jobs.