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Individuals incarcerated in federal prisons not entitled to minimum wages for work performed while in prison

Individuals incarcerated in federal prisons not entitled to minimum wages for work performed while in prison
J. Tony Serra, et al v Harley Lappin, Director, Bureau of Prisons, et al, U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, April 09, 2010, No. 08-15969

The U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, dismissed an appeal advanced by current and former federal prisoners alleging that the low wages they were paid for work performed in prison violated their rights under the Fifth Amendment and various sources of international law.

Serra and his co-plaintiffs had sued officials of the Bureau of Prisons for damages and injunctive and declaratory relief.

The 9th Circuit concluded that prisoners have no enforceable right to be paid for their work under the Constitution, or international law, and affirmed the district court?s dismissal of their complaint.

Posted on the Internet at: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/04/09/08-15969.pdf

Full post as published by New York Public Personnel Law on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).