Kim Kardashian Backs Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers

0:00This is Cory with the story, and here's what's trending across entertainment in celebrity news right now. Kim Kardashian is backing a bill to pay incarcerated workers the federal minimum wage. Democratic Senator Cory Booker from New Jersey reintroduced it on Thursday, March 19. The measure would update the Fair Labor Standards Act and remove big deductions from paychecks for fees, fines, and room and board. Booker first pushed this legislation back in 2023, but it got stuck in a Senate committee. Now he's trying again with more support lined up. Kardashian, a big voice in criminal justice reform, got motivated by last year's Los Angeles wildfires. She saw prisoners bravely fighting the blazes alongside pros, but earning only a few dollars a day for the risky work. Many of those inmates face barriers after release, like being blocked from firefighting jobs. Advocates highlight how prison labor adds billions to the economy yearly, yet workers often make just pennies an hour as one activist noted from his.

1:0030 years inside, Booker argues fair wages could cut recidivism, aid reentry, and even help victims. The bill also has endorsements from the ACLU, the Brennan Center, and House members like representatives Emanuel Cleaver and Sydney Camelogger Dove, who? Plan a matching version. Appreciation to our sponsor for back in this episode. You know what is better than earbuds in bed? No earbuds at all. S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com