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Bill: Prison Labour Act 2360
Details
Submitted by[?]: Militant Libertarian Front
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2361
Description[?]:
| All able-bodies prisoners should be required to do labour as part of their punishment. This can include pointless heavy manual tasks, cleaning rubbish on roadsides etc. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:25:09, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Pensioners' Party | To | Debating the Prison Labour Act 2360 |
| Message | Prison should be a deterrent and serving in prison should be tough. Prisoners should be expected to perform labour, but the labour they are asked to perform should be as meaningful and dignified as possible; it should not be "pointless". Abraham Bridgewater (Leader of the Pensioners' Party) |
| Date | 01:45:23, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Militant Libertarian Front | To | Debating the Prison Labour Act 2360 |
| Message | i worry that this free prison labour may compete with the market which is why I advocate breaking rocks. |
| Date | 04:02:03, February 16, 2007 CET | From | Independent Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Prison Labour Act 2360 |
| Message | We shouldn't force prisoners to work. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 336 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 203 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 61 |
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