After reading Erika’s blog entitled “Paying Criminals For Their Crimes,” I would also have to agree with her. It’s absolutely ridiculous that these youth offenders are being compensated for work. It’s almost as if they are being rewarded for committing crime. We don’t pay adults in prisons for work, so you kind of have to wonder why on earth would we do not do the same for youth offenders. How are they any different? Both committed crime. Maybe the crime was not as severe but indeed a crime was still committed. At that, I’ve learned that these earnings are tax free! Offenders are using these funds to pay for things such as child support, court costs, fines, as well as other remarkable dues. I also agree with how she states that these young offenders should learn from their mistakes. They shouldn’t just be given a slap on the wrist. Realize the mistake you made and make sure it doesn’t repeat itself.
We are over here having severe budget cuts within our schools to honest hard working teachers when instead the budget cuts should be within our correctional facilities. It seems there is a lot of unnecessary spending around these areas.
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