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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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benefits withdrawn and they are then only eligible for whatever scheme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.

Does anyone in prison still get benefits? I somehow doubt it.

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

I assume warders would be taking them there and supervising them.

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 :-)

Quite. The idea of a prisoner being able to 'pay for his keep' is most
unlikely.

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