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Brief • October 27, 2021
State of WA v. GEO Group, WA, Jury Verdict 1, Minimum Wage in Detention Centers, 2021 Case 3:17-cv-05769-RJB Document 508 Filed 10/27/21 Page 1 of 1
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
State Auditor Report Critical of Texas Prison Agribusiness by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The State Auditor of Texas issued a report in March 2021 about the sale and production of food and fiber by the Agribusiness, Land and Minerals Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor
Pushing Back on Prison Labor by Lilah Burke Public institutions often have ties to state-run prison labor companies. Students at one university system are trying to challenge that. by Lilah Burke, Inside Higher ED New York governor Andrew Cuomo walks past cells in Clinton Correctional Facility in 2014. Lots of furniture at …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor
South Carolina Law Review, Vol 72, 2021 SOUTH CAROLINA LAW REVIEW VOLUME 72 2020–2021 NUMBERS 1–4 BOARD OF EDITORS MORGAN E. SPIRES Editor-in-Chief RYAN T. ROMANO Managing Editor JORDAN T. DEJACO ROBERT D. HOLLAND III ANDREA L. MCDONALD ANNA C. PARHAM JESSICA B. THOMPSON Associate Editors-in-Chief CAROLINE K. AVANT TIM …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor
Prison Labor - the Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration 2021 Prison Labor: The Price of Prisons and the Lasting Effects of Incarceration∗ Belinda Archibong Barnard College † Nonso Obikili ‡ ERSA and Stellenbosch University January 29, 2021 Abstract Institutions of justice, like prisons, can be used …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor
Bloody Lucre - Carceral Labor and Prison Profit BLOODY LUCRE: CARCERAL LABOR AND PRISON PROFIT Laura I Appleman1 The pursuit of profit is inextricably intertwined with America’s system of carceral labor and criminal punishment. Along with the institution of slavery, the harnessing of involuntary carceral labor yielded enormous proceeds through …
Brief • May 7, 2021
Hezlitt v. Ryan, AZ, Order, Failure to Protect, 2021 Case 2:18-cv-03021-ROS-ESW Document 64 Filed 05/07/21 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Todd Hezlitt, No. CV-18-03021-PHX-ROS (ESW) Plaintiff, 10 11 v. 12 Charles …
Spillman v. Salvation Army, CA, Class Action Complaint, Failure to Pay Minimum Wage, 2021 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ll Jessica Riggin (SBN 281712) jriggin@rnkinhyland.com Valerie Brender (SBN 298224) vbrender@rukinhyland.com RUKJN HYLAND & RIGGIN LLP 1939 Harrison Street, Suite 290 Oakland, CA 946 12 Tel: (415) …
Article • May 1, 2021 • from PLN May, 2021
Filed under: Chain Gangs, Smoking
Smoking on the Chain Gang by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Smoking has long been a past time for people. In some cultures, it’s like a rite of passage. In our more modern times, it is portrayed as a bad habit. Either way you look at it, the fact …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, COVID-19, Fines
California Prison Factories Fined For Exposing Unwitting Workers to COVID-19 by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) was cited on March 1, 2021, by the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and fined $24,300 for “serious” violations stemming from a June 2020 exposure …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Idaho Supreme Court Holds Prisoners Have No Right to Paid or Unpaid Employment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 5, 2020, the Idaho Supreme Court held that state prisoners have no right to paid or unpaid employment despite a state law stating that the board of correction “shall …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, Fire Hazards
Arizona Pays Prisoners Pennies on the Dollar to Fight Fires, All in the Name of Saving Money by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell When historic wildfires burned through Arizona in June 2020, two out of three of the firefighters who brought the blazes under control were state prisoners who were …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Prison Labor, COVID-19
Prisoners Paid $2 Per Hour to Move COVID-19 Corpses in El Paso, Texas by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Texas city has used jail prisoners to move bodies of COVID-19 victims into refrigerated trailers that served as temporary morgues, paying them $2 an hour to do the dangerous and …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Former Prisoners Making Less Than Minimum Wage Working for Nonprofit Doe Fund by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Former prisoners who have turned to the nonprofit organization The Doe Fund in New York City for work and job training have found themselves making less than minimum wage, once the Doe …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Prison Labor
University of Florida Still Using Prison Labor, But End in Sight by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The University of Florida (UF) released a statement June 18, 2020 in response to a letter written by the Coalition to Abolish Prison Slavery (CAPS). The statement included initiatives addressing racism and inequality …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Prison Labor
Temporary Halt of Federal Prison Labor at National Parks, but New Policy Proposed To Resume It by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins An internal investigation conducted by the inspector general’s office of the Department of the Interior found a surprising lack of procedures or policies governing the use of federal …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
North Carolina Temporarily Closes Three Prisons for Lack of Guards; Final One Reopens During COVID-19 Pandemic by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon The North Carolina Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (DACJJ) has been in a severe crisis mode regarding prison guard understaffing. The …
James v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement - Yard Restrictions, 2020 Information Case# Official Case# 16-4237 CD 16-CV-4237 Plaintiffs: IDOC# Sheet for Case Number Case Name Filed James, Eddie #R10418 v. Pfister, et al. Defendants: 9/26/17 Date Served Received Status 10/30/17 closed Class Action On Appeal Spears Opposing Counsel: …
Article • October 4, 2020
$37,500 Settlement in Discrimination Suit Against Corizon Health by Corizon Health agreed to pay $37,500 to a former employee who alleged she was discriminated against based on race and was subjected to a hostile work environment. Laurie Astern was hired by Corizon on August 11, 2014, to work as a …
Article • October 1, 2020 • from PLN October, 2020
Filed under: Work Release, Prison Labor
Wildfires Threaten Prisoners in West, While New California Law Helps Prisoner-Firefighters to Continue Work After Release by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell It used to be that specially trained prisoners who worked on the front lines fighting wildfires couldn’t continue to work as firefighters after their release. Thanks to a …
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