Huskey v. Oregon Department of Corrections
Oregon Supreme Court considered whether provisions of the Oregon Constitution that say inmates should work or engage in on-the-job training while in custody but have no “legally enforceable right” to a job, training, or to “compensation for work or labor,” preclude an inmate who does not get such assignments from suing for lost wages. The court held that the provisions are not a barrier to pleading a claim for economic damages based on lost future income and reversed grant of a motion to dismiss.
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