No opposition to bill to pay inmates minimum wage

A bill that would see Nevada prison inmates earn at least minimum wage for work behind bars drew unanimous and bipartisan support in a Senate committee Wednesday. Read More

Prison inmates would earn ‘living wage’ under Legislature bill

CARSON CITY — Prison inmates may soon be paid minimum wage under a bill considered by lawmakers Wednesday. Senate Bill 187, sponsored by Sen. Dina Neal, D-North Las Vegas, would require ... Read More

State Budget Includes Money to Pay Prison Inmates Minimum Wage as Firefighters

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies. Read More

Private Prison Suspends Work Program, Rather Than Pay Inmates Minimum Wage

Since the Voluntary Work Program at the Northwest ICE Processing Center has been suspended, living conditions in the prison have started to suffer. Read More

Private Prison Operator GEO Group Must Pay Inmates Minimum Wage for ...

A jury has found that GEO Group, a private for-profit prison corporation, must pay workers at its Tacoma, Washington facility the state's minimum wage of $13.69. Read More

Colorado Inmates Sue Over 'Slave Labor,' Demand Minimum Wage, Paid ...

Saying they are being used as "slave labor" by the Colorado prison system, three current and one former inmate have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis, the state prison system and a private ... Read More

$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says - NPR

Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. Read More

Private immigration prison in Tacoma ordered to pay $23M in minimum ...

A private immigration prison in Tacoma must pay more than $23 million in back pay and penalties for violating Washington’s minimum wage law by paying people it detains just $1 a day, a unanimous ... Read More

Biden minimum wage hike would boost incomes, but cut jobs in 2025-CBO

U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025 would cut employment by 1.4 million jobs that year and increase the budget deficit by $54 billion over the next 10 ... Read More

Tacoma prison must pay $23M for violating minimum wage, court says

A private immigration prison in Tacoma must pay $23 million in back wages and penalties for violating Washington’s minimum wage law, after it paid detainees as little as $1 a day, a federal ... Read More