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Bill: Humane Criminal Policy
Details
Submitted by[?]: Telamon Social Democratic 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: October 2170
Description[?]:
| Instead of a negative correlation (that would imply that deterrent works) between harsher penalties (longer sentences, resulting in a significantly higher portion of the population being incarcerated, and capital punishment) and crime figures we can actually see a positive correlation. The harsher penalties (longer sentences...) correlate positively with amount of crime. Harsher penalties seem (in light of their actual consequences) to be more accurately described as incitements, rather than deterrents. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
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 | 18:21:42, January 12, 2006 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Humane Criminal Policy |
| Message | make them pay back to society, you are idiots to vote yes to this bill. |
| Date | 19:12:33, January 12, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Humane Criminal Policy |
| Message | Thank you for that constructive and important point |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 168 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 187 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: "It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money that is spent in studying them." - Bill Vaughan |