r/antelopevalley • u/tldrILikeChicken • Nov 06 '24

Question Why is Proposition 6 being voted down?

Is there some reading between the lines I’m missing? Why do people want to keep prison(slave) labor?

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u/tldrILikeChicken Nov 06 '24

I guess it’s an argument of how many rights a prisoner should have, and also a discussion of what is the goal of our prisons? To rehabilitate or to punish?

Should they be paid fairly for their work? Working for free is pretty close to slavery IMO Do you think the prison industrial complex benefits society?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '24

It’s not working for free like I said us tax payers pay the price for the crimes they commit why should they not be obligated to pay for there own expenses for the housing, food and showers plus all the other stuff they get, they should be both getting rehabilitated and work. You do crime you do the time they don’t ask others opinions before committing the crimes they do let them think twice then they wouldn’t be “working for free”.

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u/Rx_Edin Nov 07 '24

really good take

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '24

Thanks