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Bill: Prisoner Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Hulstrian Labor Party
Status[?]: defeated
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: February 2661
Description[?]:
A bill to improve the literacy and numeracy along with other areas such as History, Computer Science and Physical Education |
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.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 22:25:33, November 02, 2008 CET | From | Hulstrian Labor Party | To | Debating the Prisoner Education Act |
Message | We are happy to make them work everyday, so why not improve their productivity outside of prison by teaching them skills they missed while they were younger. |
Date | 22:33:39, November 02, 2008 CET | From | Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Prisoner Education Act |
Message | Yes, skills that were missed because they were murdering, smuggling, doing drugs, or robbing banks. Against |
Date | 09:04:08, November 03, 2008 CET | From | Hulstrian Labor Party | To | Debating the Prisoner Education Act |
Message | They are paying their debt to society. If we continue to treat them like trash, then they will act like it. Some can never be saved but those who can will use these new skills to become functioning members of society. |
Date | 03:29:12, November 04, 2008 CET | From | Konstitutionelle Monarchie Partei | To | Debating the Prisoner Education Act |
Message | They had that opportunity when they were in society, they blew it, and thats that. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | |||
yes | Total Seats: 126 | |||
no |
Total Seats: 351 | |||
abstain | Total Seats: 173 |
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