Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
On the simple point of undercutting labour, that is not a problem -
China is already doing that.

For clearing out canals, removing graffiti, etc as has been suggested?
And you're suggesting the Chinese labour is unskilled, which it isn't, and
unskilled is the only sort of work prisoners could be expected to do.

As we already have to pay for imprisoning
people, getting them to work for no pay would simply be repatriating
work that has been outsourced and would produce "profit" (reducing
prison costs) at no cost to UK jobs.

Have you thought about the costs surrounding this work? Supervision of
prisoners etc? That's likely to cost more than their work brings in.


The answer is simple: those on benefits who commit crimes get their
benefits withdrawn and they are then only eligible for whatever scheme
like the above is deemed socially useful. If they fail to turn up then
they don't get any money at all.

If they aren't on benefits they get a hefty fine redeemable if they DO
turn up to work on public service schemes.

This doesn't cater for the violent criminal, but for sure its a
replacement for the 'been busted with a kilo of grass again' sort.

Mind you, arguably they shouldnt be there at all anyway :-)

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