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South Carolina Prisoners not Entitled to Prevailing Wage at Prison Jobs

South Carolina state prisoners sued the state Department of Corrections in state court after they weren't paid a comparable wage to free worlders performing the same work for their participation in a prison industries program. The trial court dismissed because the prisoners weren't "employees" pursuant to SC Code Ann. § ...

 

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