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  2. Penal labor in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These standards from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempt incarcerated workers from reaping the benefits as they are not recognized as “protected workers” by the federal government. In the United States, prison workers often times earn roughly $0.13 to $1.30 per hour depending on whether the work is classified as a "non-industrial" or ...

  3. Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

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    It contains a number of guiding principles (rules 86 to 90); the treatment (rehabilitation) of prisoners (91 and 92); classification and individualization (93 and 94); privileges (95); work [4] (96 to 103); education and recreation (104 and 105); social relations and after-care (106 to 108). Part II also contains rules for prisoners under ...

  4. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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    Since 1852, the department has activated thirty-one prisons across the state. CDCR's history dates back to 1912, when the agency was called California State Detentions Bureau. In 1951 it was renamed California Department of Corrections. In 2004 it was renamed California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

  5. Brown v. Plata - Wikipedia

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    Coleman v. Brown [2] [3] (Previously Coleman v. Wilson) (), is a federal class action civil rights lawsuit under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 alleging unconstitutional mental health care by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).

  6. National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards ...

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    The National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice and Standards was appointed by Richard Nixon's administration in 1971 to advise on how to improve state criminal justice agencies. The group of 22 members conducted multiple studies and published over 400 recommendations which influenced reform and were discussed in the news media including ...

  7. Special Service Unit - Wikipedia

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    The Special Service Unit (SSU) is a specialized division within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [1] that functions as its dedicated special operations group. This unit is composed of highly trained special agents who are strategically assigned to various field offices across the state of California.

  8. List of United States state correction agencies - Wikipedia

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    Georgia Department of Corrections; Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Idaho Department of Correction; Illinois Department of Corrections; Indiana Department of Correction; Iowa Department of Corrections; Kansas Department of Corrections; Kentucky Department of Corrections; Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

  9. North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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    The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) provides prison services for the state of North Dakota. Its Division of Field Services supervises parolees through 14 field offices. [1] DOCR also has a Division of Juvenile Services that oversees the supervision and case management of delinquent youth of the state. [2]