Comments on: In Harperland, Only Punishment, No Rehabilitation Or Prevention of Recidivism

By: Johnny Angle

Johnny Angle — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:31:43 +0000

If the Government doesn’t spend time on choosing the right Policy on Crime, we the people would spend the rest of our lives paying the cleanup costs after their mistakes.

Back in the late seventies I wrote a paper on ‘Crime & Punishment – Its Impact on Canadian Society’ for which my professor gave me an A+.

At that time the total cost to operate the Canadian Prison System (“CPS”) was close to $100,000 per inmate. Building more Housing for CPS will only increase costs per inmate.

The objective of the CPS should be to deter criminal behavior and to rehabilitate the inmate.

Incarcerating a human being in a 6 by 12 cell reminds me of the song “Give Me That Old Time Religion.” Harper and the conservatives have many constituents who adhere to this song in that they practice a form of Christianity that is Anti-Christ.

Christ preached and practiced compassion and understanding. Today many so-called Christians and elected members of the Conservative Party lack compassion and understanding.

The current Government has two major issues that need rethinking. First, What Reforms will improve the CPS Rehabilitation Programs that will decrease the rate of Recidivism? Second, How will the proposed Tactic of building more 6 X 12 cells to house additional legislated criminal offences Impact the Cost per Inmate?

A better solution would be to isolate offenders from society by creating Prison Villages (“PV”). These would be self sustaining communities located in remote areas of Canada. PVs are unable to house most hard-core criminals but at least eighty percent of the inmate population would qualify.

The PV system of reform will allow offenders the opportunity to work their way back into Canada’s Society. In addition the cost average per inmate would decrease by some fifty plus percent . The PV concept offers several variables that provide value for the inmates and value for society.

In closing the objective is to rehabilitate the offenders, through education and teaching them to take responsibility for their own welfare by working and learning what it means to be a productive citizen in Canada.

Remember no government can do better than the people it has.

Johnny Angel

By: kootcoot

kootcoot — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:16:37 +0000

Of course the money that Lifeline probably SAVES CSC, by supporting former inmates who now contribute, or totally cover their own living expenses. And everybody knows that it costs more to support a prisoner in custody than it does to send them to university – all expenses paid!

These cro-magnons have got to go or using a new fitting term for the Harperites I came across this morning elsewhere – we have to rid ourselves of the Old Testament Psychos!

By: Owen Gray

Owen Gray — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:34:01 +0000

Vengeance is mine, saith Steve. The word has come down from oh high.

By: Oemissions

Oemissions — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:55:00 +0000

Minister of Sport,Gary Lunn, remember him ?was my MP a few years back but lost last election to Liz May even after a big robocall event, well, anyhow, i sent him a letter back then about the prison farms, how they should be maintained and why .
MP Lunn often sent lengthy replies back
As for the farm program, he said, it wasn’t really up to much, not serving many prisoners, and besides it would not provide ongoing employment after release whereas their new more tech rehab programs would be so much more useful and they would be adding more of this type of rehab
Eventho I pointed out to him, as a gardener, how therapeutic getting your hands in the soil is,working with the good earth,seeing the rewards,etc
Rehab to the Cons seems to mean something else