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WillowTheWhisp · 26-02-2007, 07:42

An item on the radio this morning was discussing whether prisoners who work should be allowed to keep all the money they earn or if a proportion should go into a fund to compensate victims of crime

Like the interviewer I naïvely thought that they earned a pittance which could just be spent on a few trivialities in prison, but no - it appears that they earn 'at least' the minimum wage! Now surely that makes them better off than people not in prison who also earn very low wages and yet have to pay rent, gas, electricity, council tax, water rates and buy their own food and clothing?

Isn't there something a bit not right there?

26-02-2007, 07:42	#1
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Minimum wage in Prison?! An item on the radio this morning was discussing whether prisoners who work should be allowed to keep all the money they earn or if a proportion should go into a fund to compensate victims of crime Like the interviewer I naïvely thought that they earned a pittance which could just be spent on a few trivialities in prison, but no - it appears that they earn 'at least' the minimum wage! Now surely that makes them better off than people not in prison who also earn very low wages and yet have to pay rent, gas, electricity, council tax, water rates and buy their own food and clothing? Isn't there something a bit not right there? __________________