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| Subject: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 8:05 am | |
| I was reading a thread on another form and a poster was criticizing America for working Prisonerns. Calling it slave labor While I might not understand in full exactly how the employment works in Prison I do know a percentage is kept by the prison to help pay medical and housing for the inmates and a small amount is paid to the inmate as a wage . If the inmate owes child support or restitution a percentage of their income goes towards the payments . Many inmates gain valuable job skills this way and go on to work in the same field when released . What am I not seeing here as being good , why would other countries view this as slave labor ? |
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Jerseyfivedogs Warmed up
Posts : 6583 Join date : 2010-04-28
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 9:09 am | |
| I don't feel that it is slave labor at all. Check out this program.(not sure if the prisoners are getting paid or not) http://www.puppiesbehindbars.com/about.aspThere were a few sentences in the video that I didn't personally agree with but over all it looks like an excellent program. | |
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yorkiemom Moderator
Posts : 11982 Join date : 2009-10-21
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 9:13 am | |
| I think they should work,why should the tax payers foot the bill for them while they lay around doing nothing Have no idea why other countries would have a problem with it | |
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kbullet Moderator
Posts : 2896 Join date : 2009-10-23 Age : 40 Location : Windsor, ON
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 11:18 am | |
| A prisoner laying around to me is about the same as someone getting suspended from school for skipping.. its almost like a reward. | |
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Mini Admin
Posts : 1798 Join date : 2009-10-19 Age : 47
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 11:53 am | |
| Frig I think our prison system is a JOKE.
They get new exercise equipement, they get new entertainment things such as TV.. ect... I believe when they are found guilty of their crimes. They loose all rights.
I also believe we protect way too many of the ped and rapists as they are kept separate for their own safety. Last numbers I heard it costs the tax payers almost 80 k a year to house one or 2 prisoners.
They also can take courses.
I believe that they should enforce work programs as well as take a little bit of what the military do in their prisons and I highly doubt we would see so many repeat offenders | |
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cureforboredom Settling in
Posts : 231 Join date : 2010-04-28 Age : 46 Location : Ontario
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 12:06 pm | |
| There are prisoners in the States that work as telemarketers. They even get to collect clients' credit card numbers. How's them bananas? I don't think this type of work program is offered in Canada, but who really knows? | |
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BigBrownEyes29 Admin
Posts : 4527 Join date : 2009-10-23 Location : Ontario, Canada
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 1:13 pm | |
| Mini, I agree. - cureforboredom wrote:
- There are prisoners in the States that work as telemarketers. They even get to collect clients' credit card numbers. How's them bananas? I don't think this type of work program is offered in Canada, but who really knows?
Now that's scary. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 1:36 pm | |
| - Jersey fivedogs wrote:
- I don't feel that it is slave labor at all.
Check out this program.(not sure if the prisoners are getting paid or not) http://www.puppiesbehindbars.com/about.asp
There were a few sentences in the video that I didn't personally agree with but over all it looks like an excellent program. You need to repost this in the pets . A really good story about service dogs . Thank you I enjoyed seeing this . |
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pooperscooper Admin
Posts : 1570 Join date : 2009-10-22
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Sun 16 May 2010, 1:40 pm | |
| I think prison life should be a lot less cushy...my trash like SIL is taking courses as we speak. She's obviously eating well too being that she's doubled in size. I think they should work and monies earned used to back to pay restitution to society. :twisted: | |
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Amomma Settling in
Posts : 395 Join date : 2010-04-28 Location : Canada
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Mon 17 May 2010, 12:06 am | |
| - feathers wrote:
- I was reading a thread on another form and a poster was criticizing America for working Prisonerns. Calling it slave labor
While I might not understand in full exactly how the employment works in Prison I do know a percentage is kept by the prison to help pay medical and housing for the inmates and a small amount is paid to the inmate as a wage . If the inmate owes child support or restitution a percentage of their income goes towards the payments . Many inmates gain valuable job skills this way and go on to work in the same field when released .
What am I not seeing here as being good , why would other countries view this as slave labor ? Hi feathers - Are you in the states? | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Do You think Prisoners Should Work ? Mon 17 May 2010, 7:21 am | |
| - Amomma wrote:
- feathers wrote:
- I was reading a thread on another form and a poster was criticizing America for working Prisonerns. Calling it slave labor
While I might not understand in full exactly how the employment works in Prison I do know a percentage is kept by the prison to help pay medical and housing for the inmates and a small amount is paid to the inmate as a wage . If the inmate owes child support or restitution a percentage of their income goes towards the payments . Many inmates gain valuable job skills this way and go on to work in the same field when released .
What am I not seeing here as being good , why would other countries view this as slave labor ? Hi feathers - Are you in the states? Yes I live in Central Florida |
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