CORCAN - another area of the Canadian Justice system that needs rethinking.
We should be preparing people for returning to society by assessing and providing skills.
CORCAN is developing new programs as the spokesperson ...points to a new partnership with Habitat for Humanity and a construction program for indigenous offenders in Alberta and Saskatchewan that’s under development... but those things should be rolled into training costs rather than ultra low paid prisoner work. They could get work experience from assisting volunteer organizations. And that work experience could help prevent reoffending.
Sometimes I feel like our justice system is just lazy. Instead of working to keep jail for people who commit serious crimes and use that time to help them less likely to re-offend we criminalize not paying fines. Not resolving why fines aren't paid and limiting people's options after they've done their time.
http://business.financialpost.com/news/court-challenge-to-inmate-pay-places-prison-labour-program-in-the-crosshairs
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One would think.
ReplyDeleteThey should be charging them rent and food. We have to pay our own way and the prisoners
ReplyDeleteCORCAN is using that as an excuse for the low wages. I do think if prisoners get skills and time to practice those skills, they should be paid and the room and board deducted however the room and board have to be reasonable quality. Really we shouldn't have people in jail that long unless it's a serious crime.
ReplyDeleteGareth Owen I'm aware of that. I am a Veteran, I served 20 years in our military. We're still using kit from WW2
ReplyDeleteLet's not devolve further into debtor's prisons than we already have. Charging people for locking them up is exactly that.
ReplyDeleteLocking people up for being unable to pay fines is debtor prison and that's a lot of the prison population.
ReplyDeleteOur military/veterans needs better support
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