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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:26:47 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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What ever happened to being sentenced to "hard labor" and paying the
victim back form that meager salary? ;-)

Oh I forgot, the unions objected.
(actually a fact)



What?? Why would a union have anything to do with a personal injury suit?
I
love it... "the unions" all of them?

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No the unions are why the state can't use convict labor for much of
anything, including working to pay restitution.
I was in the belly of the beast when I was a state electrical
inspector and I saw a lot of inmate work going on but it was, by law,
all inside the wire and only for DoC.
They couldn't even work for the park system or DoT in any capacity but
the most menial labor (cutting grass, weeding or digging ditches) in
spite of the fact that lots of skilled trades were in jail, mostly for
drugs


Firstly, that's completely untrue. Convicts can volunteer for all sorts of
jobs. Most would relish the opportunity. Secondly, you state "the unions" as
though they're homogeneous which they are not. Why would you want convicts
working for DoT? I think menial labor is probably about right. Finally, I
don't agree with the drug laws.

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Nom=de=Plume