The Imperial Dominion of the South's Legislature

[Deldem]

Aye

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Aye

[tb78]

The Vote is 2-1, The Abortion Bill passes, and is ready for the Governor

[Jbrase]

Abortion Bill Amendment

X Jbrase

[tb78]

Now the Prison Bill is up for debate

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     As I said earlier, I would like to add other provisions to this bill in order to deal with the prison overcrowding problem. Ideas, colleagues?

[Deldem]

     As I said earlier, I would like to add other provisions to this bill in order to deal with the prison overcrowding problem. Ideas, colleagues?

I think the drug provisions discussed earlier would be a good start.
Perhaps shorter sentences for non-violent crime in general?
Oh, is prostitution legal in the Southeast? If not, that's something to consider as well.
And we could expand eligibility for free-range prisons.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Shorter sentences for non-violent crime sounds good, perhaps a truncated 20% decrease on prison time?

     Prostitution is legal in all of Atlasia, per the Legalization of Prostitution Act. Terms for solicitation are short enough that I think everyone who was convicted of it before the passage of that law has been long since released.

     As for free-range prisons, I don't really know much about them. If you could write an amendment to that effect, I would be most grateful.

[tb78]

     Shorter sentences for non-violent crime sounds good, perhaps a truncated 20% decrease on prison time?

      Prostitution is legal in all of Atlasia, per the Legalization of Prostitution Act. Terms for solicitation are short enough that I think everyone who was convicted of it before the passage of that law has been long since released.

     As for free-range prisons, I don't really know much about them. If you could write an amendment to that effect, I would be most grateful.

As long as Prostution stays legal, i don't have a problem with the act.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Shorter sentences for non-violent crime sounds good, perhaps a truncated 20% decrease on prison time?

      Prostitution is legal in all of Atlasia, per the Legalization of Prostitution Act. Terms for solicitation are short enough that I think everyone who was convicted of it before the passage of that law has been long since released.

     As for free-range prisons, I don't really know much about them. If you could write an amendment to that effect, I would be most grateful.

As long as Prostution stays legal, i don't have a problem with the act.

     Agreed, though outlawing prostitution would be quite counterproductive to the aims of this bill anyway. At any rate, Deldem was asking if it is currently legal or not. I was merely explaining that it is.

[Deldem]

     Shorter sentences for non-violent crime sounds good, perhaps a truncated 20% decrease on prison time?

      Prostitution is legal in all of Atlasia, per the Legalization of Prostitution Act. Terms for solicitation are short enough that I think everyone who was convicted of it before the passage of that law has been long since released.

     As for free-range prisons, I don't really know much about them. If you could write an amendment to that effect, I would be most grateful.

I don't really know much either, just know that we have them. Does anybody know who authored that bill? It's not in the wiki, so I'm not sure who is covered by the act.

I'd be more than happy to write it up, if we could find out who is covered in the first place.

[tb78]

Go ahead and do it or we will vote on the Old Prison act

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     In that case, I will filibuster this bill until he gets around to it.

[Deldem]

Alright, I found the Free Range Prison Act, and have amended it slightly:

Free-Range Prison Reform Act of 2010
1. Article 3.1 of the Free Range Prison Initiative is amended to read:
"Only criminals convicted of a felony with a sentence of five years or greater may be sent to this facility."
2. Article 3.5 shall be added to the Free Range Prison Initiative:
"All criminals convicted of a felony with at least five years left in their sentence shall be considered for placement in a free range prison, should they meet all previous requirements stated."

Original Text of Free Range Prison Act here: http://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=72914.0

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     How about I accept that as sections 2 & 3 of this bill & change the title of this bill to the Prison Reform Bill of 2010?

[Deldem]

     How about I accept that as sections 2 & 3 of this bill & change the title of this bill to the Prison Reform Bill of 2010?

I'm fine with that, though maybe we should also have another article giving a blanket reduction of prison time to all those convicted of non-violent crime as well.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Agreed. I suggested a truncated reduction of 20% earlier. How about truncate it to the next week if the sentence is less than one year & the next month if it is more than one year?

[Deldem]

     Agreed. I suggested a truncated reduction of 20% earlier. How about truncate it to the next week if the sentence is less than one year & the next month if it is more than one year?

That'll probably be good; if you'd like, make that section 4, and I think we've got ourselves a bill.

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     Okay, how does this look for the bill? Anything else to add to it?

Prison Reform Bill of 2010

1. All persons serving sentences for cultivation, possession, or possession with intent to sell of any drug legalized by the Comprehensive Drug Reform Initiative shall hereby be pardoned.

2. Article 3.1 of the Free Range Prison Initiative is amended to read:
"Only criminals convicted of a felony with a sentence of five years or greater may be sent to this facility."

3. Article 3.5 shall be added to the Free Range Prison Initiative:
"All criminals convicted of a felony with at least five years left in their sentence shall be considered for placement in a free range prison, should they meet all previous requirements stated."

4a. Prison sentences for all convictions of non-violent crimes in the Southeastern region passed down after the passage of this bill shall be reduced in time by 20%.

4b. This reduction in penalty shall be truncated to the next week for sentences of less than one year.

4c. This reduction in penalty shall be truncated to the next month for sentences of more than one year.

[tb78]

Sounds good, debate is open for 24 hours or less

[Deldem]

I think we're probably ok with that bill. I can't think of anything else to add.

[tb78]

If Pit agrees we can vote

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

     I agree. The bill looks fine as is.

[tb78]

Voting is open for 24 Hours

[Fmr. Emperor PiT]

Aye