Resotrative Justice

Posted by Mostly Genius – November 7, 2008

I am not sure that criminals can clean up enough litter or paint over enough graffitti to repair the damage caused by their crimes. Additionally if this is just a fiscal measure, at what point do you begin outsourcing jobs to criminals as pool of sub minimum wage workers?

Source: http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2008/11/07/opinion/110708a.txt

  • MostlyGenius
    My point was that if this is a fiscal measure then the state could be leasing out prison labor for private companies.

    More specifically I don't believe that you can "pay" for more serious crimes by picking up litter.
  • James
    Maricopa county ,in Arizona has been,for a while now,using chain gangs to work state and county projects for little or no cost . Though it may take away a potential job from a law abiding citizen (perhaps),it does end up saving a lot of taxpayer dollars,and makes an otherwise useless person some sort of asset. Im not sure if picking up litter or painting over graffiti is the best use for them,however restoring and building roads and fighting wild fires isn't a bad place to start. California could really benefit from tapping their surplus of criminals in the system for those sorts of projects instead.A better use for an otherwise useless person.
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