Legal Opinion
Gambetta v. Prison Rehabilitative Industries & Diversified Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 1997No. 96-4253PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents an important question of economic and penological concern of first impression in this circuit, wherein prisoners incarcerated for violations of Florida criminal laws seek the benefits of federal minimum wage laws when they engage in correctional work programs operated by a non-profit corporation established by the State. In its entirety, this question would require that we explore largely uncharted waters, in that neither the Supreme Court nor the courts of appeals have addressed the matter comprehensively. Because we conclude as a matter of…
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