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Bill: Rehabilitation of offenders.
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sunshine 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: August 2214
Description[?]:
| Convicted criminals should both learn new skills and improve their general education to aid their rehabilitation, in addition to making a financial contribution to their upkeep. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Prison policy concerning prisoner labor.
Old value:: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Current: Prisoners can do certain jobs in prison, voluntarily, for a small wage.
Proposed: Able-bodied prisoners have to work during the day.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:08:05, April 11, 2006 CET | From | Fenner Brockway Socialist Party | To | Debating the Rehabilitation of offenders. |
| Message | We have some sympathy with this, but the problem with both the current law and the proposal lies in the risk that prisoners might be exploited as a source of cheap or free labour by corporations, leading to job losses among ordinary workers. |
| Date | 23:53:16, April 11, 2006 CET | From |  Ducal Delegation | To | Debating the Rehabilitation of offenders. |
| Message | His Grace fully supports this. Prisoners should have to work! Percy Waterman (Personal Secretary to the Grand Duke of Hikirena) |
| Date | 15:05:49, April 13, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Aldegar | To | Debating the Rehabilitation of offenders. |
| Message | Whilst it would be good for the prisoners to have something constructive to do, we feel that they could be exploited too easily by companies. |
| Date | 23:51:00, April 13, 2006 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Rehabilitation of offenders. |
| Message | As much as I hate law breakers, I do believe this is a form of slave labor. If we passed a bill declaring law breakers to lose thier rights during a sentence, then I would support this. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 41 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 292 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 42 |
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