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Cons Entitled to Minimum Wage
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1992
by Adrian Lomax
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1992, page 8
By Adrian Lomax
Filed under:
Prison Industries,
Prison Labor,
Federal Statutory Law,
Fair Labor Standards Act.
Location:
Arizona.
In an encouraging decision, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that prisoners employed by the industry program in Arizona state prisons must be paid minimum wage.
Arizona prisoners are required by statute to "engage in hard labor for not less than forty hours per …
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- Five Boot Camp Guards Fired
- Waupun Law Library Declared Unconstitutional, by Adrian Lomax
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- Disciplinary Hearing Must Rely on Preponderance of Evidence
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- Prison Labor and Private Profit, Nov. 15, 1996
- Old Friends Only, Nov. 15, 1995
- Police, Death and Inquests, Aug. 15, 1995
- Prison TV: Aid and Comfort to the Enemy, June 15, 1995
- Tommy's Jobs Program, May 15, 1995
- A Bunch of Scumbags, Dec. 15, 1993
- Report from the Hole, Nov. 15, 1993
- Supreme Court Strikes Blow Against Attorney Fees, March 15, 1993
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