Proximus Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ok, so opinions are like <REMOVED>, we've all got one and most of em stink, but here's my two penneth. There's a lot of threads about "prisons this" and "cutbacks that" and we all seem to have our opinions of how we could improve the outlook of our fair country well here's mine: Our prisons are full of blokes who work out, eat, smoke and doss about all day. they're like a battery that isn't being used. Now I'm not up on how full our jails are right now but I'm guessing there might be a couple of hundred thousand? maybe more? I dunno. All the inmates have no positive way of exerting their energy and so spend their time fighting, planning escapes, planning fights, planning jobs when they get out or spending time in the gym so they can do all of the above better. Now don't get me wrong, many do serve their time, keep their heads down and learn their lesson. How's about we start to use this massive pot of labour to a positive end, chain gangs, and production lines. All the inmates earning the roof over their heads and the three square meals they're provided with daily. There's plenty of graffiti needs scrubbing, litter that needs picking along our rail/motorways, or even factories which are based in other countries which could be tempted to set up shop in england if they were provided with 100 men for the cost of 1, thus supporting the economy and encouraging industry into the country. At the end of the day a tired inmate returns to his cell with an idea of what a working day is and far too tired to start whacking lumps of flesh out of his cell-mate. Everyones a winner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyGranny Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 This does happen. But there are problems with where they do the work, security issues, incentives etc.. I'm sure that one prison has a small factory on site but it hasn't been able to be competitive for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Now I'm not up on how full our jails are right now but I'm guessing there might be a couple of hundred thousand? 84,000 from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertathome Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 i think your right thay do it in america Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If there's all this work out there why don't we give jobs to all those who have been ConDemned to the dole queue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 If there's all this work out there why don't we give jobs to all those who have been ConDemned to the dole queue? 'cos they don't want to work for £6.10 an hour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Rossi Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 i think your right they do it in America They do, you're right but in the states they don't get a TV in their cell, they don't get 6mths for murder and they do get proper punishment that fits the crime....would never work here because as soon as our nancy government tried it there would be tree huggers all over the country with their banners about human rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proximus Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 This does happen. But there are problems with where they do the work, security issues, incentives etc.. I'm sure that one prison has a small factory on site but it hasn't been able to be competitive for whatever reason. They work anywhere that is remote and secluded from the general population. Picking fruit and veg - reduces the cost to the farmer which can be passed on to the consumer and support our farms and households In quarry/opencast type work - reduces the cost of excavating raw material and could possibly encourage the re-opening of mothballed sites There's 2 suggestions. Security wise they are all scanned upon return to the prison to prevent contraband being smuggled, they are also chained together to prevent runaways and they are overseen by a guard/s with rubber bullets or tasers maybe? Incentives: through their actions they have removed themselves the freedom of choice and so have to work. if anything they get to go outside the prison facility and see something new. An inmate costs the government something around £30k - £40k per year. It could be about time that they started to work for their crust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 They work anywhere that is remote and secluded from the general population. Picking fruit and veg - reduces the cost to the farmer which can be passed on to the consumer and support our farms and households In quarry/opencast type work - reduces the cost of excavating raw material and could possibly encourage the re-opening of mothballed sites There's 2 suggestions. Security wise they are all scanned upon return to the prison to prevent contraband being smuggled, they are also chained together to prevent runaways and they are overseen by a guard/s with rubber bullets or tasers maybe? Incentives: through their actions they have removed themselves the freedom of choice and so have to work. if anything they get to go outside the prison facility and see something new. An inmate costs the government something around £30k - £40k per year. It could be about time that they started to work for their crust. What do we do about the people who are already doing these jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Rossi Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 It would, if done correctly bring this country back to what we used to be, make them work for as little as possible, and then we could manufacture at little cost and export for a little less than the market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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