GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
Just to put this out there, federal prisons pay most inmates $5 or less a month to do mandatory (or you get punished) jobs.
Genuine question - what’s the punishment? Solitary? Reduced rations? Some other heinous form of turture?
Generally getting sent to the SHU (Special Housing Unit) or being restricted from the Commissary (where they can buy stuff like snacks, soaps, and shoes, among other things). They can’t reduce or restrict rations or stuff like that.
And federal prisons house convicted criminals who are specifically carved out of the “no slavery” rules
Immigration detention centers house people who have not been convicted of a crime. If they can legally work, all labor law should apply. If they can’t, the company shouldn’t be able to cut costs by paying them a pittance instead of hiring an actual employee.