SENATE BILL: Breakout Act (Passed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Breakout Act

SENATE BILL

SECTION 1.
Recognizing that human nature is to want to be free,

1. No additional penalty may be imposed for successful or attempted escape from an Atlasian federal or military prison, provided no human being is intentionally physically harmed during the attempt, with the following exceptions:
a. Prisoners may be fined for an amount not exceeding the cost to repair any part of a prison facility that was damaged during the escape attempt.
2. Crimes committed while an escaped prisoner is on the run may be prosecuted accordingly.

Sponsor MB
Senate Designation: SB 21:26 I think

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Sponsor has 24 hours to commend advocacy, members have 48 hours to respond.

[Dr. MB]

Germany and Austria use this system and I think Atlasia should adopt it too. The natural desire for people is to be free and they shouldn't be punished beyond their already-given sentence for expressing this desire.

It's not a free pass: damage to the prison building which will almost inevitably occur can be put on the prisoners to pay for, and if they caught they will be brought back to serve our their sentence of course. But this is a good step toward greater criminal justice reform here in Atlasia.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I have mixed opinions on this right now (read: I can be swayed either way).

My main concern is would this encourage more breakout attempts and potentially harm prison personnel indirectly?

[Dr. MB]

I have mixed opinions on this right now (read: I can be swayed either way).

My main concern is would this encourage more breakout attempts and potentially harm prison personnel indirectly?

Germany for reference isn't even in the top 10 countries for attempted escapes in Europe. Neither is Austria. The honor of number 1 goes to Finland - where, mind you, escape is illegal.

So there's no evidence that this would lead to higher escape rates.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So final vote time?

[Dr. MB]

Final vote.

[ON Progressive]

Assuming the final vote is on, Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Considering no one bothered to vote (Save ontario) going to pretend that was a motion by MB instead of actually starting the vote.

A vote is now open on this legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[Pyro]

Aye

[Peanut]

Aye ftr.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Breakout Act:

Aye (5): Devout Centrist, MB, NC Yankee, Peanut (doesn't change the result so counting it) and Pyro
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (1): Ontario

The bill has passed the Senate.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

SENATE BILL

Be it Enacted in Both Houses of Congress Assembled,

Breakout Act

SECTION 1.
Recognizing that human nature is to want to be free,

1. No additional penalty may be imposed for successful or attempted escape from an Atlasian federal or military prison, provided no human being is intentionally physically harmed during the attempt, with the following exceptions:
a. Prisoners may be fined for an amount not exceeding the cost to repair any part of a prison facility that was damaged during the escape attempt.
2. Crimes committed while an escaped prisoner is on the run may be prosecuted accordingly.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 5-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,