Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage
GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
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1of6In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2019, a detainee works in a kitchen area at the GEO Group’s immigration jail in Tacoma, Wash., during a media tour. After nearly four years of litigation and pandemic-related delays, a federal jury on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, began deliberating whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage to detainees who perform cooking, cleaning and other tasks at the facility – instead of the $1 per day they typically receive.Ted S. Warren/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2019, a detainee wearing a shirt that says "America" on its sleeve is kept in a holding area at the GEO Group’s immigration jail in Tacoma, Wash., during a media tour. After nearly four years of litigation and pandemic-related delays, a federal jury on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, began deliberating whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage to detainees who perform cooking, cleaning and other tasks at the facility – instead of the $1 per day they typically receive.Ted S. Warren/APShow MoreShow Less