NCJ Number
30433
Journal
Rutgers Law Review Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Dated: (SPRING 1975) Pages: 840-860
Date Published
1975
Length
21 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE HISTORY OF THE PRISONER AS A WORKER DURING INCARCERATION, THE GOALS HIS WORK HAS BEEN SEEN TO FULFILL, AND THE LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS WHICH HAVE SHAPED HIS LEGAL STATUS.
Abstract
THE LITIGATION DISCUSSED COVERS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: EMPLOYMENT-RELATED INJURY AND DISABILITY, MINIMUM WAGES, JOB SENIORITY AND SECURITY, PENSIONS, AND UNIONS. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT IN EVERY APPROPRIATE WAY PRISONERS SHOULD BE ACCORDED THE SAME RIGHTS AS OTHER WORKERS AND INTEGRATED INTO THE GENERAL WORK FORCE. THEY ADVOCATE AN END TO THE STATE-USE SYSTEM OF PRISON LABOR SO THAT PRISONERS CAN LEARN SKILLS AND WORK IN JOBS THEY CAN PERFORM UPON RELEASE; ELIMINATION OF ARBITRARY DISQUALIFICATIONS OF PRISONERS FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT UPON RELEASE; AND LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING PRISONER UNIONS.