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- Approximately 40% of California’s 96,000 prisoners have jobs while they serve out their sentences, according to the department spokesperson, doing laundry and janitorial work, as well as clerking and construction. Their wages generally range from 8 cents an hour to 37 cents an hour, depending on the skill level required for the job.
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Nov 27, 2023 · Prison officials argue that higher wages will have several benefits, including making it easier for inmates to pay back the money they owe for damage from their crimes. Fifty-five percent of inmates’ wages go toward restitution costs, according to the Department of Corrections.
Aug 30, 2023 · The proposal comes months after the California Department of Human Resources released its 2022 pay study, which found that prison employees across the state earn about 23% less than jail...
- keri.blakinger@latimes.com
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Apr 10, 2017 · Incarcerated people assigned to work for state-owned businesses earn between 33 cents and $1.41 per hour on average – roughly twice as much as people assigned to regular prison jobs. Only about 6 percent of people incarcerated in state prisons earn these “higher” wages, however.
Aug 29, 2023 · The survey showed experienced California prison guards earn about $110,000 in base pay and salary incentives, which is about 10% less than what jail deputies take home. When benefits are included, the state prison guards’ total compensation is about 23% less than what jail deputies earn.
Dec 8, 2023 · Hundreds of Californians released from prisons could receive direct cash payments of $2,400 — along with counseling, job search assistance and other support — under a first-in-the-nation...
Nov 17, 2023 · Under a recent CDCR proposal, tens of thousands of incarcerated workers in state prisons would get marginal wage increases, but most would still earn well under $1 per hour. The plan calls for doubling the minimum wage — from its current rate of just 8 cents an hour to 16 cents.
