FORD v. STATE

No. 1 CA-CV 98-0279.

979 P.2d 10 (1999)

194 Ariz. 197

Richard M. FORD, Intervenor-Appellant, v. STATE of Arizona; Arcor Enterprises, a subdivision of the State; Arizona Correctional Industries, a subdivision of the State; James Ricketts, former Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections; Samuel Lewis, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections; Marilyn Wilkens, Director of Arizona Correctional Industries; Thomas Lescault, Director of Arcor; Tony West, David Tierney, Earl Cobb, Thomas Donnelly, Henry Evans, Marcus Englemen, Delbert Householder and Ray shaffer, members of the board of directors, Arcor Enterprises, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

February 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet A. Napolitano, Attorney General by Gordon S. Bueler and Thomas J. Dennis, Assistant Attorneys General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Defendants-Appellees.

Richard M. Ford, Tucson, In Propria Persona.


OPINION

NOYES, Judge

¶ 1 More than a decade ago, Richard M. Ford ("Appellant") worked for wages while serving the prison sentence he still serves. The State was supposed to pay minimum wage for this work, but it paid Appellant only $.30 an hour. After Appellant sued and received a judgment against the State for back wages, the State was allowed to deduct thirty percent of the judgment as a contribution toward Appellant's "room and board." This deduction...

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