I'm Off To Jail
Canada's prisoners need a raise, says the correctional investigator of federal penitentiaries. The maximum wage is set at $6.90 per day. This rate is paid for participation in prison programs, working in the laundry department, and in certain workshops, including metal, wood and textile. "An enormous adjustment is required," Sapers said, noting increasing prisoners' wages would help them develop a sense of responsibility and improve their chances of reintegrating into society.
So just how is this supposed to work? These guys/gals have a zero sense of responsibility to start with, and that can be improved by giving them more bucks? You know, I thought Sapers was a pretty level-headed guy, bit it appears his true socialist colours of throwing more bucks at a problem are coming through. So these clowns broke society's rules, probably most of them trying to get money to support their various drug habits, and we should give them MORE money?
Federal inmates get three free meals a day as well as essential items, such as soap. But they have to pay out of their own pockets for additional treats, like cigarettes, booze and chocolate.
Okay. Since when the hell is BOOZE legal in our federal jails? And chocolate. And smokes. No wonder they call these places "Club Fed"!! And lets not forget the FREE university/college education if they want it. Free to them, but not us poor taxpayers. Maybe more of the students in secondary education programs should seriously consider getting a jail sentence of 2 years plus a day. Then us taxpayers can fully pay for their degrees. And just think. No post-college debt for them! Oh. And don't the Feds have a no smoking campaign on the go?
Correctional Service Canada is studying the possibility of increasing prisoner compensation, as well as indexing it to the rate of inflation.
Say what? Prisoners may be getting a COLA clause in their contracts, but 99% of working Canucks don't have this? Just what kind of screwed-up banana republic have we become?
Anyways. Enough of this. I gotta go rob a bank. I need the raise in salary and benefits.
Per Ardua Ad Astra
So just how is this supposed to work? These guys/gals have a zero sense of responsibility to start with, and that can be improved by giving them more bucks? You know, I thought Sapers was a pretty level-headed guy, bit it appears his true socialist colours of throwing more bucks at a problem are coming through. So these clowns broke society's rules, probably most of them trying to get money to support their various drug habits, and we should give them MORE money?
Federal inmates get three free meals a day as well as essential items, such as soap. But they have to pay out of their own pockets for additional treats, like cigarettes, booze and chocolate.
Okay. Since when the hell is BOOZE legal in our federal jails? And chocolate. And smokes. No wonder they call these places "Club Fed"!! And lets not forget the FREE university/college education if they want it. Free to them, but not us poor taxpayers. Maybe more of the students in secondary education programs should seriously consider getting a jail sentence of 2 years plus a day. Then us taxpayers can fully pay for their degrees. And just think. No post-college debt for them! Oh. And don't the Feds have a no smoking campaign on the go?
Correctional Service Canada is studying the possibility of increasing prisoner compensation, as well as indexing it to the rate of inflation.
Say what? Prisoners may be getting a COLA clause in their contracts, but 99% of working Canucks don't have this? Just what kind of screwed-up banana republic have we become?
Anyways. Enough of this. I gotta go rob a bank. I need the raise in salary and benefits.
Per Ardua Ad Astra
posted by Justthinkin at 7:30 AM
LOL! You're too smart to rob a bank and get caught, Justthinkin. You may wind up with a lot of money, but you won't wind up in jail, unless you screw this robbery up on purpose and if you do, be sure you don't get shot! ;)
All kidding aside, yes, it blows my mind too! I've never heard of booze or cigarettes being allowed in prisons either. Sheesh! This is completely beyond outrageous; it's la la land stuff. If that Arizona Sherrif hears about this (I can't remember his name right off the bat, but he understands what prisons are for) he'll laugh himself silly!
Oh man.... that's just sick. Why the hell am I working. We should all just go rob banks until the system collapses. No tax payers, no money, no raise.