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March 6, 2017

Lawsuit: GEO Group Violated Anti-Slavery Laws by Forcing Imprisoned Immigrants to Work for $1 a Day
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A landmark class-action lawsuit is accusing the for-profit prison
company GEO Group of violating federal anti-slavery laws by forcing up
to tens of thousands of detained immigrants to work for for free, or for
as little as $1 a day. The lawsuit was first filed in 2014 and won
class-action status last week. It accuses GEO Group of forcing people
detained at the Denver Contract Detention Facility to work without pay
to clean the facility-or face solitary confinement if they refuse. It
also accuses GEO Group of breaking Colorado's minimum wage laws by
paying only $1 a day for other work carried out by prisoners inside the
jail. GEO Group owns and operates the Denver detention center under a
contract with ICE.


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