HOUSE BILL: Penal Reform Act 2018 (Passed)

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Alright, here are my gripes with this bill,

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I would like to request a definition of torture in terms of this bill

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I am personally opposed to this section because prisoners in solitary confinement are put there for a reason. A lot of them could be highly dangerous to fellow prisoners and we do not need an increase of prison violence. Thus I propose removing this section.

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Like my other colleagues have mentioned, how are we going to pay for this process?

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I'm skeptical about this bill in its present form. I agree with my colleague Rep. ReaganClinton's concerns on the prohibitions on solitary confinement. And there's also this -

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What does this entail?

Individuals will be able to go by their preferred pronouns and where what they want.

I don't have any particular objection to letting prisoners insist on being referred to as 'her' I guess, but does this mean they'd then be automatically eligible for transfer to the institution for the opposite gender? That's a far bigger issue and one that needs discussion. With rigorous psychological and medical evaluations, maybe, but I'm deeply skeptical of adopting the modern woke stance of "you are what you identify as" when it comes to the incarcerated.

And... wear what they want? This is a prison!

Prison uniforms should be streamlined no matter what gender the inmate is. There is no changing that.

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Personally, I believe that Rep. Oakvale's amendment is a bit extreme, but I do approve of Rep. AZ's amendment. So a Nay to Oakvale's proposition, and an Aye to AZ’s.

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Nay

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Abstain

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Aye