Prisoners to be made to work 40 hours a week..

[Gully]

And the question that has to be asked is wil it be taking away work from people on the outside??

Not sure that it will...stitching mail bags, breaking rocks in the hot sun!

 

[Nibble]

I think work is a good thing for prisoners. However, to say that human beings should lose all human rights if they break the law is in many cases ignorance of the highest order.

 

[Gully]

I agree with Nibble on this, far better that they do something productive with their time, rather than being banged up in a cell for 23 hours a day. They have already lost the freedom to enjoy many of the things we take for granted, at least if they are doing something productive on the inside it may make it a little more likely that they will avoid returning to crime once released, which has to be the aim of rehabilitation.

 

[Philzo-93]

Can't see that working for people who don't want to do it.Goes against human rights surely?

Think that's why Tories want a UK version of the Bill of Rights, so they can make loopholes in these sort of situations without causing off-field-politics conflicts!