discussed Cited as authority (rule) RI Council 94, Afscme, Afl-Cio v. State In a vast majority of the cases considering the issue the agency or court ruled that prisoners who provide services for the government that imprisons them are not employees of that government. 4 See Miller v. Dukakis, 961 F.2d 7, 9 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 506 U.S. 1024 , 113 S.Ct. 666, 121 L.Ed.2d 590 (1992) (explaining that inmates were not employees within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act); accord Villarreal v. Woodham, 113 F.3d 202 (11th Cir.1997); Nicastro v. Reno, 84 F.3d 1446 (D.C.Cir.1996); Burleson v. State of California, 83 F.3d 311 (9th Cir.1996); Danneskjold v. Hausrath…

discussed Cited "see" Danneskjold v. Hausrath See McMaster v. Minnesota, 30 F.3d 976, 980 (8th Cir.1994) (inmates assigned to work in internal prison industries not covered by FLSA), cert. denied, --- U.S.----, 115 S.Ct. 1116 , 130 L.Ed.2d 1080 (1995).

discussed Cited "see" Danneskjold v. Hausrath See McMaster v. Minnesota, 30 F.3d 976, 980 (8th Cir.1994) (inmates assigned to work in internal prison industries not covered by FLSA), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 115 S.Ct. 1116 , 130 L.Ed.2d 1080 (1995).