The Pro-Rehabilitation Act mandates extensive reforms in prison systems, emphasizing rehabilitation over punishment. Non-compliant institutions face hefty fines and potential closure unless they demonstrate a commitment to infrastructural changes.
The "Pro-Rehabilitation Act" would fall under constitutional law.
cost
$200 million to improve the quality of prison healthcare in the province of Canada
$5800 per prisoner in any given facility (double what is being paid right now, which is approximately 1% of the correction system's budget) for education
sentences/fines/punishments
Prison institutions not abiding by the Pro-Rehabilitation Act will be fined $750 000 and must show an intent to change infrastructure in compliance with the act or be closed down
benefits to society
Destigmatize prison
Image of prison changes from that of a criminogenic milieu to one of rehabilitation and improvement
Benefit the economy by causing an influx of skilled workers
Help prisoners find their role in the world
Improve the mental health of prisoners
Help long-term prisoners re-integrate into society with the required skills
Reduce rates of recidivism
solutions
Provide more resources for ex-convicts seeking to
re-integrate into society
Provide better quality education & healthcare for prisoners
Buy quality product for cooking and provide
higher salaries for prison educators
stakeholders
Prison faculty, administration, and the institution as a whole
