07-01-2021, 04:42 PM
Ted King wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
[quote=vision63]
The room, board and gas fees are just straight theft.
They should also be exempt from taxes since prison isn't a "service" for them and are unable to participate in general society.
I like the work aspects though. Anything that can be rehabilitative, encourage self-sufficiency, pride and potentially reduce recidivism is a good thing. Worth the investment.
Agree. Why do American companies object so hard to paying decent wages? It's almost weird.
And our whole prison thing needs to be tossed out. Start over.
Profit making enterprises should not be closely involved in the care or labor of people incarcerated by the government.
It's good that they're out there doing it and they really want to. They have to qualify to even be in a position to volunteer. One, it also allows them to expunge their records so that they can become firefighters once they're out of prison. 2. They get treated well as firefighters. A friend I grew up with (who has spent the majority of his life in prison, including part of his childhood). He can't ever volunteer because he keeps getting busted using cell phones.
AB 2147: Expedited Expungement for Formerly Incarcerated Fire Camp Participants
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator...pungement/