Inmates Allowed To Proceed With Forced Labor, Trafficking Claims

Mealey's (April 2, 2019, 2:21 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana federal judge on March 29 trimmed the claims of a proposed class of inmates who sued over work they perform for the for-profit operator of the jail where they are housed and ruled that claims for forced labor and trafficking under the Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA) and a state law claim for unjust enrichment may proceed (Damarcus Figgs, et al. v. GEO Group, Inc., No. 18-89, S.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53991)....