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Bill: Prison Labour
Details
Submitted by[?]: First Socialist Party
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 2037
Description[?]:
| We believe that prisoners should be allowed to contribute to society by working for the society on a voluntary basis, and be paid a minimum wage for their work. This would also help rehabilitate them, by allowing them to further themselves. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners are interned and do not work in prisons.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  Communist Party | To | Debating the Prison Labour |
| Message | We will not vote to accept prison labour unless prisoners are paid union scale. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Sanctaphrax Party (Mod) | To | Debating the Prison Labour |
| Message | We agree with this. Prisoners currently get no wage and no chances to prove themselves as productive members of society. This gives them that chance, as well as paying them for it. We are firmly in favour of this. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Kellarly Party | To | Debating the Prison Labour |
| Message | Agreed with my coalition members. |
| Date | not recorded | From |  First Socialist Party | To | Debating the Prison Labour |
| Message | That is a matter for another bill. For the moment the important part is paying them and allowing them to work. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party | To | Debating the Prison Labour |
| Message | There is no such thing as "voluntary work" in prisons. Prison is an inherently coercive environment. Forcing some people (prisoners) to work for minimum wage is not only unfair; it also undermines wages for the rest of us. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 68 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 32 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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