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Article • January 12, 2015
Prisoner Labor Used to Package Potatoes for Vermont Food Bank by Prisoner Labor Used to Package Potatoes for Vermont Food Bank   Theresa Snow, executive director of Salvation Farms, a nonprofit organization that works to make use of farm surpluses, dreamed up the idea of using prisoner labor to sort …
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Workplace Injury
NY DOC Found 50% Liable Prisoner’s Injuries from Collapsed Chair by NY DOC Found 50% Liable Prisoner’s Injuries from Collapsed Chair A New York Court of Claims Judge has found a prisoner and the state department corrections each half responsible for injuries sustained by the prisoner when a chair collapsed …
Article • January 9, 2015
GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000 by GA Prisoner Injured While Working on Warden’s House Awarded $105,000 A Georgia jury awarded $105,000 to a prisoner in a premises liability suit. The award followed four hours of deliberation into the liability for the serious injuries incurred by …
Jones v. LaPorte County Sheriff's Dept, IN, Amended Complaint, Disabilities Discrimination, 2014 USDC IN/ND case 3:13-cv-01330-JD document 21 filed 12/12/14 page 1 of 12 United States District Court Northern District of Indiana South Bend Division MICHAEL A. JONES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) -vs) ) LaPORTE COUNTY SHERIFF’s ) DEPARTMENT; …
Brief • November 14, 2014
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Order on Mot for Interlocutory Apppeal, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 EXHIBIT A Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 13 5.8 Voluntary Work …
Brief • November 14, 2014
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Exhibits, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 13 EXHIBIT A Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11-1 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 13 5.8 Voluntary Work Program I. Purpose and Scope …
Brief • November 14, 2014
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Def MTD, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887-JLK Document 11 Filed 11/14/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 14-CV-02887-JLK-CBS ALEJANDRO MENOCAL, MARCOS BRAMBILA, GRISEL XAHUENTITLA, …
Brief • October 22, 2014
Filed under: Prison Labor
Menocal v. GEO Group, CO, Complaint, class action forced labor, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-02887 Document 1 Filed 10/22/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 21 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: ALEJANDRO MENOCAL, MARCOS BRAMBILA, GRISEL XAHUENTITLA, HUGO HERNANDEZ, LOURDES ARGUETA, JESUS GAYTAN, OLGA …
Article • October 3, 2014
Law Prohibits Washington State Prisons from Manufacture of Guard Uniforms by Law Prohibits Washington State Prisons from Manufacture of Guard Uniforms   Innovative sewing practices by Washington state prisoners compelled state legislatures to enact a law that prohibits prisoners from making or assembling guards’ uniforms.   “There was some hanky-panky …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Modern-Day Slavery in America’s Prison Workforce by Beth Schwartzapfel Why can’t we embrace the idea that prisoners have labor rights? by Beth Schwartzapfel Laurie Hazen has bad taste in men. “They’re my downfall,” the 41-year-old jokes in her Massachusetts accent. “I have to really stay single.” An ex-boyfriend first introduced …
Article • September 20, 2014 • from PLN September, 2014
Filed under: Prison Labor
Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge by Derek Gilna Prison Labor Boosts Wal-Mart’s Profits Despite Pledge by Derek Gilna The supplier pledge for America’s largest retailer states: “Forced or prison labor will not be tolerated by Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart will not accept products from Vendor Partners who utilize in any …
Holleman v. Zatecky, IN, Complaint, Retaliation, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-00671-TWP-DML Document 20 Filed 09/18/14 Page 1 of 22 PageID #: 121 SC NNED at PENDLET N and Emailed on CJ1. f6'_5 7Lllfy IN THE · UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ROBEERT L. HOLLEMAN, Plaintiff V. CAPTAIN …
Article • August 7, 2014 • from PLN August, 2014
Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor? by Texas Correctional Industries: Providing Useful Work Skills or Slave Labor? With factories employing more than 5,000 prisoners at 37 facilities, mostly in the eastern part of the state, Texas Correctional Industries (TCI) is a large and diversified operation. However, …
Brief • July 30, 2014
Hickman v. United States (BOP), MN, Complaint - Illegal Imprisonment FTCA - Fair Labor Standards, 2014 CASE 0:14-cv-03041-ADM-JSM Document 1 Filed 07/30/14 Page 1 of 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA ______________________________________________________________________ Jermaine Hickman, File No. ______________ Plaintiff, v. COMPLAINT AND JURY DEMAND United States of America, Defendant. …
Prison Officials Liable for Private Employer ADA Violations by Mark Wilson Prison Officials Liable for Private Employer ADA Violations by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held last September that prison officials are liable for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) committed by private employer contractors. …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Prison Industries in India Compete in Open Market by Prison Industries in India Compete in Open Market The government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is expanding a program that allows prison industries to compete in the open marketplace under the ironic brand name “Freedom.” Prison industry programs already …
Article • June 23, 2014
Inside a Chinese Prison: An American’s Perspective by Foster, Stuart B. Inside a Chinese Prison: An American’s Perspective by Stuart B. Foster I grew up around jails and prisons in the Upstate of South Carolina. My grandfather was born in jail, with the punch line being his father was the …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Ohio Community Corrections Program Hires Former Prisoners to Work at Supermax by Ohio Community Corrections Program Hires Former Prisoners to Work at Supermax The closure of a minimum-security facility in Ohio created temporary jobs for prisoners who are being released, through a pilot program to help integrate them into society …
Article • June 7, 2014 • from PLN June, 2014
Prison Officials Praise Industry Programs Despite Downsides by David Reutter Prison Officials Praise Industry Programs Despite Downsides by David M. Reutter As the U.S. economy remains sluggish and companies consider layoffs to cut costs, the outlook for prison industry programs is mixed, with some reporting increased revenue and others reporting …
Publication • 2014
Pris. Indus. Enhancement Certification Program Statistics NCIA 2014 PRISON INDUSTRY ENHANCEMENT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM CERTIFICATION & COST ACCOUNTING CENTER LISTING STATISTICS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2014 CERTIFICATIONS GRANTED: 46 192 ACTIVE COST ACCOUNTING CENTERS: This figure includes: New cost centers denoted by "*" (added): 5 Undesignated cost centers (subtracted): …
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