Do people think that people in prison should be able to keep their jobs while they are in prison. I know from my own situation that getting a job after being released is very hard. I'm back in court in January and will probably be sent back to jail. I think it would be better for everybody if I could keep working on day release or something rather than losing this job and then trying to get something else when I get out. It's tough enough going straight when people know you have been locked up without not having a job.
2006-12-13 00:55:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Nope, I don't think so because the whole point of jail is paying a debt back to society. I do think that while in prison, people should be working manual labor to pay their way (for their food, room and board)
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2006-12-13 00:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prisoners are in prison because they did something wrong. They are being punished, in hope that they won't keep breaking the law. Letting criminals keep their job and go to work daily makes it less of a punishment and many criminals would probably carry on breaking the law, because they don't have as much to lose.
So no, I don't think people should get to keep their job while in prison. I think prisoners should HAVE TO work though, but in prison or community service and they should not get paid for it, their salaries should be used to pay back the cost of keeping them in prison or fixing problems they caused with their criminal activities. They should also be given the option to learn something or get training that would improve their chances of getting a job when they get back out into society.
Letting prisoners start working on a day release should be considered when they've done most of their time, sort of like a soft landing for getting back out into society rather than just releasing them and leaving them with problems getting back on track. They need some support getting back into society and back on track.
2006-12-13 01:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i dont think you should be let out on day release at the end of the day if you do the crime serve the time. I know its hard to find work when you have a record, so why dont you train for a trade when you are inside put your time to some use. I know what im talking about before you get p***ed with me as my brother has been in and out of prison for the last ten years on and off and is now doing a ten year stretch.
2006-12-13 01:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that prisoners should have the option of training in prison.
They should have a choice of what they want to be trained in BUT it must be in a sector the nation needs workers in.
If prisoner was trained as a plumber, an electrician, a mechanic or so on then they could start working as soon as they leave prison in a good field of work and would make enough cash that they would have no incentive to commit crimes. It would also mean that I would not have to wait 2 weeks to get a leaky pipe fixed.
2006-12-13 01:01:37 · answer #4 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I think jail/prison time is viewed/considered to be a punishment so as part of that punishment you do not keep your job. Prisioners do work (usually within the prison system), to help support the prison and the inmates (and themselves). Thier 'outside' job is now free for someone on the outside to fill. My PERSONAL opinion is the same as yours, it IS tough enough without the whole finding a new job and dealling with that particualr stigmata. Not EVERYONE is in prison for violent crimes.....there are white collar criminals.
2006-12-13 00:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by PrincessPlum 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your in prison because you have been a danger to society no you shouldn't be allowed to day release so you can keep your job. think it's hard now break the law again go to jail and see where you are then. make better choices to have a better life.
2006-12-13 01:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by autumnbrookblue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they should be able to keep their jobs, not only to keep their work skills up but it can also help with the rising cost of prison care. I know that Changi prison in Singapore runs the biggest laundrymat in the Asia Pacific region and that business strategy has lowered the tax burden on the general public. Everyone deserves a chance.
2006-12-13 00:58:49 · answer #7 · answered by Craiova 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they should work.
1-Victim restitution.
2-To supplament their stay that the tax payers are footing.
3-To train for future release.
4-to pay for the extras they want/need in prision/jail.
I say this because I have a brother that is locked up and it cost us over 30 dollars a week to keep him in money for the extras he needs(extras are smokes,snacks,batteries for a radio Etc.)
2006-12-13 02:04:11 · answer #8 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People should certainly be working whilst they are in prison for violent crimes-breaking rocks. Part of the punishment for antisocial criminal acts is losing your job. Surely people must consider the outcome if they commit crime.
2006-12-16 14:16:46 · answer #9 · answered by Birdman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an interesting one. I firmly hold the belief that jail should deprive people of their liberty, and just their liberty, not their rights as a human.
It's a question of whether the right to work is a liberty which should be taken away or not as part of the punishment. I personally think not.
2006-12-13 01:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by AlexChappel 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋