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Prisons should absolutely offer gainful employment because that's one of the best ways they can be reintegrated into society which I would hope is the goal of p
by fzeroracer 8y ago
Prisons should absolutely offer gainful employment because that's one of the best ways they can be reintegrated into society which I would hope is the goal of prison!
If prisoners could be given a living wage then I would bet you would have less of them returning to selling drugs etc in order to survive because they leave prison with literally nothing to their name.
- emodendroket 8y agoWell, that's the core of the disagreement -- some people think prisons should be purely punitive.
- angersock 8y agoThose people are spiteful twats.
- emodendroket 8y agoI'm not defending the position but it is, for example, officially the position of the state of Florida.
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- leetcrew 8y agowhat constitutes a "living wage" when you don't have to pay rent or buy food?
- penguat 8y agohmmm, about this not having to pay rent - prisoners with partners and children currently can't pay their chunk of the rent, but I bet many would, if they could.
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- pilsetnieks 8y agoIsn't that a problem with modern society in general that sustenance equals employment, barring some exceptions, that are more or less hated depending on the current political climate? Also, what if they cannot find jobs paying living wage? Wouldn't they just be more motivated to return to prison?