Resocialisation through prisoner remuneration: The unconstitutionally low remuneration of working prisoners in Germany
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In Germany, prisoners are obliged to work during their imprisonment in most federal states. However, prisoners currently receive very little remuneration for this work. For two decades, this remuneration has stagnated at a low level or even decreased in some federal states. In a landmark ruling on 20 June 2023, Germany's highest court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG, Germany's Federal Constitutional Court), recognised that the remuneration in two federal states is unconstitutionally low. As a result, for the first time in 25 years, the remuneration of prisoners will now change and – hopefully – increase significantly.
Source: European Labour Law Journal
Author: Miriam Azinović
Institution: European University Viadrina
Language: English
Topic: Labor Law and Work Dynamics
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4402410249