Some people think certain prisoners should be made to do unpaid community work instead of being put behind bars. To what extend do you agree?

It is often said that it is better to have some types of prisoners doing unpaid works rather than keep them in jail. I agree with

this

idea

for

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light crimes. Assassins, rappers, and other criminals convicted of violent crimes should be kept in prison due to the potential harm that they represent to

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society

.

First

of all, there is a huge cost in keeping the prison system running. Housing and feeding the prisoners is expensive. Keeping the facilities safe with armed guards, trained dogs and electronic security systems are expenses to be added to

this

budget as well.

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financial resource

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from

tax payers

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and all

this

money is invested in keeping dangerous people away from the streets.

However

, it is possible to have part of

this

money returned to the

society

by using the

labor

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force of prisoners that qualify for an unpaid job.

Secondly

, it is possible to define a scale of danger that a prisoner represents by assessing his criminal record and

also

evaluating his

behavior

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inside the detention facilities. Once the prisoner represents

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ight danger to

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society

, it is possible to reduce the time in jail in exchange for his work. It is important that the inmate receive some kind of benefit,

such

as sentence abbreviation,

otherwise

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this

situation shall be considered slave work.

In other words

, it will not be allowed by the constitution because it would interfere in a basic human right. To conclude, I believe that the government should take measures to reintegrate criminals back to

society

, and I think that work is a good pathway to achieve

this

goal.