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Ruelas v. County of Alameda — California Pretrial Detainees Denied Minimum Wage for Corporate Labor ✦ OnLabor

Summary by OnLabor
Pretrial detainees in Santa Rita Jail are forced to labor for Aramark, a food-preparation company that provides meals to third parties outside of the jail. Neither Aramark nor the county pays detainees for their labor.  In 1990, California amended its constitution to allow companies to contract with prisons — facilities run by the state or federal government that detain convicted […]
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OnLabor broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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