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Missouri Prisoners Forced to Shovel Snow in Subzero Temperatures by As the record-breaking winter storm blew through Missouri on the weekend of January 23, 2026, some prisoners were forced to go outside to clear snow from walkways, according to the Missouri Independent. As the storm brought heavy snowfall and wind chills …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Labor Coalition in Minnesota Demands Disney Contractor Pay Prisoners Minimum Wage by A group of prison laborers and unions in Minnesota are demanding that Anagram International, LLC, a Minnesota-­based balloon company that subcontracts with Disney, pay incarcerated workers $11.13 an hour, which is the state’s minimum wage (The current wage …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
How I Learned to Transcribe Braille in Prison by Nathan Gray by Nathan Gray, Prison Journalism Project This story was originally published by Prison Journalism Project.   Many jobs in Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Correctional Institution consist of routine manual labor that helps the prison run: cooking, cleaning, laundering—that kind of thing. …
Article • January 1, 2026 • from PLN January, 2026
Wisconsin DOC Is Not Tracking Work Release Data by Most jobs within Wisconsin prisons are paid in cents as minimum wage laws don’t apply in lockups. But the state also has work release programs that allow certain prisoners to earn a rate that’s the same as non-­incarcerated employees. Unfortunately, as …
Hyundai and Kia Sued in California for Use of Prison Labor in Southern States by Progressive non-­profit Jobs to Move America (JMA) is suing carmakers Hyundai and Kia over unethical labor practices, including the use of prison labor and child labor.  On November 13, 2025, JMA announced its lawsuit, filed …
Five New York Prison Guards Charged with Employment Fraud by Five prison guards at two facilities in upstate New York were charged for faking illnesses and workplace injuries to defraud the state’s workers’ compensation system. The five guards were arrested following an 18-­month investigation by the state Office of the …
Federal Government, CoreCivic Slow-Walk Class-Action Challenges to Forced Labor of ICE Detainees by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Two legal challenges to forced labor for minimal or no pay, which were mounted by detainees held for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), were gaining steam when Pres. Donald J. Trump …
Article • November 1, 2025 • from PLN November, 2025
California Approves Higher Wage for Prisoner Firefighters (But Still Underpays) by On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed off on a raise for incarcerated firefighters, bringing their pay rate up to $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. Before the bill (AB 247) became law, the firefighters …
Article • November 1, 2025 • from PLN November, 2025
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Body-Worn Camera Program for Guards Expands to all Maryland Prisons by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Expanding on a pilot program begun in February 2025, Maryland lawmakers have moved to require a body-worn camera (BWC) for use by all guards in the state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Solving the Carceral Understaffing Crisis: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why by Most prison systems and jails are understaffed, with serious consequences for both the keepers and the kept. In facilities with too few guards, staff members typically have to work longer hours or multiple shifts in higher-stress, more dangerous …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
Hyundai Parts Supplier Stops Using Prison Slave Labor in Alabama by According to a New York Times report on December 18, 2024, Ju-Young Manufacturing America, Inc., a company that makes car parts for Hyundai, announced it was ending its arrangement with the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC) to use prisoner …
Article • July 15, 2025 • from PLN July, 2025
South Carolina Prisoners Granted Class-Action Status in Suit Over Low Wages in Prison Industries Jobs by Douglas Ankney On September 18, 2024, four men, all current or former prisoners incarcerated within the custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC), sued the agency and Director Bryan P. Stirling in …
Fifth Circuit Denies Qualified Immunity to Louisiana Officials Who Forced Prisoner to Work with Broken Surgical Screws in Ankle by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso At the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 22, 2024, a Louisiana prisoner defeated a claim of qualified immunity …
Article • February 15, 2025 • from PLN February, 2025
Nearly 800 California Prisoners Battle Huge Los Angeles Wildfires—for About $1 an Hour by As the Santa Ana winds fanned an unprecedented number of wildfires that destroyed or damaged nearly 10,000 Los Angeles homes by January 10, 2025, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said that firefighting crews …
Article • January 15, 2025 • from PLN January, 2025
Fourth Circuit: Baltimore County Prisoners May Qualify as Employees under FLSA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit clarified the standards to determine whether Baltimore County prisoners are considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), …
Washington Prisoners Prep for Firefighting Career After Release by A new program is preparing some Washington state prisoners to become wildland firefighters after release. Though launched only recently, ARC 20 traces its roots to “honor camps” that state lawmakers established in 1939 to clear and maintain land owned by the …
Article • December 15, 2024 • from PLN December, 2024
California Supreme Court: Jail Detainees Not Entitled to Minimum Wage, or Any Wages by On April 22, 2024, California’s highest court ruled that detainees held in local jails have no right to receive minimum wage—or any wages—for their labor. The case arose when pretrial detainees at the Santa Rita Jail …
Article • October 15, 2024 • from PLN October, 2024
Rural Areas Increasingly Reliant on Imprisoned Emergency Responders by It is well known that several state prison systems use incarcerated firefighters. Lesser known is that many rural areas have become almost completely dependent on prisoners for emergency responders. In an essay published on April 15, 2024, a research professor at …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
German High Court Finds Low Prisoner Wages Unconstitutional by Quietly, the Second Senate of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court made history on June 20, 2023, in a ruling that found laws capping compensation that prisoners receive for work in two German states violate the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of …
Article • September 15, 2024 • from PLN September, 2024
Missouri Sheriff Removed from Office for Using Detainee Labor on His Own Properties by David Reutter by David M. Reutter When Sheriff Scott Childers lost his reelection bid in Missouri’s Ray County on August 6, 2024, he had already been out of office for five months. That’s because the county …
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