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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Mar 2010
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I will pay more in federal income taxes this year than ExxonMobil
On 4/13/10 5:25 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:43:22 -0400,
wrote:
I am all for training the imprisoned so they learn to read, write, and
do math, and then training them for real jobs so that when they are
released, they can compete for honest work that will allow them to
support themselves and if they have them, families. There are few things
dumber than warehousing prisoners and then expecting them to "go
straight" once they are released.
A proper apprenticeship program in a prison can train those with
aptitude to become skilled workers. Completing such a program on the
outside takes three to four years...so prisoners have the time to learn
a bankable skillset. Once they learn the basics in a few months, they
can be supervised while they work on prison projects and earn some money
for that.
Those close to release can be taken out to Habitat for Humanity and
similar projects, where no pay is involved. That'll help integrate them
back into society.
he problem is that in a trade, learning is doing. They have to have a
place to work
There's plenty of handyman work available within prisons and, as I
stated, out on non-pay jobs like those of Habitat.
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