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Bill: Prisoner rehabilitation
Details
Submitted by[?]: Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
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: March 2042
Description[?]:
| To aid in the rehabilitation of prisoners and their post-prison reintegration into society, prisoners are permitted to work and earn small amounts of money. As a further aid to rehabilitation, libraries will be established in prisons. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education in prisons.
Old value:: Prisoners are not given any form of education.
Current: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Proposed: An education plan for prisoners is provided to improve rehabilitation.
Article 2
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 | To | Debating the Prisoner rehabilitation |
| Message | The Shylock Party is in favour of this, naturally. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Chorus of Amyst | To | Debating the Prisoner rehabilitation |
| Message | This particular form of the bill will have the support of the Council. |
| Date | not recorded | From | CNT/AFL | To | Debating the Prisoner rehabilitation |
| Message | This bill has the support of the LSU, however, we are opposed to paying prisoners a less-than-substinence wage, and creating sweatshop-like working conditions. We are of the opinion that even prisoners should be paid minimum wage. We also propose to make Psychiatrist consultations available to prisoners, free of charge or for a nominal charge. |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the Prisoner rehabilitation |
| Message | The LSU's argument for paying prisoners more is invalid, as they are effectively paid more, as their room and board is provided by the state. In fact, they are arguably paid better than minimum wage, without even working, due to this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 66 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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