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Bill: Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading)
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Liberal Alliance
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 2056
Description[?]:
| Once again as the people have returned us as the largest party with an increased majority we believe that they endorse our policies and wish to see them implemented. Therefore we resubmit this bill to Parliament again and suggest that other parties reconsider their stance. |
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 | 13:06:37, May 22, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading) |
| Message | and every time you have brought this up, it is cut down |
| Date | 17:13:01, May 22, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading) |
| Message | Forget it! Prison is not a leisurely place, where you can make a little money. They commited a crime, now they pay the price. Be happy we do not go so far, as to castrate the Sex Offenders, and Torture the Psycho Murderer's! We must inquire, why you must be so kind to the worst of the worst former citizens. |
| Date | 23:40:20, May 22, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading) |
| Message | We are not being kind to prisoners - they are locked up in a prison!!!! We just do not feel that the use of forced/slave labour is justified in a supposedly civilised society based on the role of law. Prison is as much about reeducating and rehabilitating offenders as it is about punishment -essential as it is. We still believe that prisoners also have human rights which must be respected. |
| Date | 03:42:40, May 23, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading) |
| Message | So this is how you treat them? They do a crime, and they got locked up, where they are fed and live the rest of their days...they would contribute nothing to society moreso. At least while they work, they can do something useful, other then wasting the taxpayers money. |
| Date | 11:56:02, May 23, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading) |
| Message | They are contributing to society under our proposals by working, it is just that they are paid (a SMALL amount for doing so), the idea that they are gaining skills to help rehabilitation. The idea that forced labour will reduce the rates of offending and reoffending is frankly totally and utterly ludicrous and flawed. |
| Date | 20:44:44, May 24, 2005 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Prison Labour Reform Act (Third Reading) |
| Message | they are gaining the same skills by being forced. I'd bet that if it was voluntary, many would not do anything. Even if they were paid a small amount. They don't need to be paid for being in prison anyway. It is wasting tax payer money. If you make prison somewhere you really don't want to be, it will reduce the rates of offending and reoffending. The problem today is that prisons are too nice. Prisons should be hell holes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 49 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 76 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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