Any with a brain could have seen this coming. If new graduates can’t find work what hope do ex offenders have.
Sea-Caterpillar-255 on
Not to be a dick but…
It’s been a while since the election and I am still waiting for that house building program. Vote it through, let’s get building!
FeralSquirrels on
I won’t beat around, I’m 100% for offenders being able to turn over a new leaf, seek opportunities and turn their lives around.
However when you have a whole country where those coming out of school often have a very narrow set of opportunities, much less those who go into further education and have degrees _and_ often some level of experience in industries which just _do not have jobs available_ (or do, but on wages which are barely sustainable) then…..well what do you expect?
There’s no immediate quick-fix to these issues, but the fact is they’ve been around for a long, long time, ever increasing in severity. We know about these problems, the Government needs to begin to show it’s aware and is looking to improve the situation.
I can already hear those brigading that anyone locked up should stay locked up for life, or complaining about “the state funding their comfy sofa when some go hungry” and all that jazz – get over it, move on, we should _all_ have access and security to base needs including a roof over our heads, ex offenders through to immigrants and newborns alike.
If as a whole we could all just look at improving the base conditions for everyone rather than being in a “seek only your own improvement” mindset the country would be in a far better state – I couldn’t care less if an ex offender moved in next door, if people want to change and do then good for them.
BigSargeEnergy on
Shame they were born here instead of entering the country via rubber dinghy. Could’ve been given a hotel room.
talesofcrouchandegg on
Does this not make it clear that in general, there’s an issue with this regardless of early release? If you’re being let out a month or two early, why would you have avoided the risk of homelessness if you served the full sentence?
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Any with a brain could have seen this coming. If new graduates can’t find work what hope do ex offenders have.
Not to be a dick but…
It’s been a while since the election and I am still waiting for that house building program. Vote it through, let’s get building!
I won’t beat around, I’m 100% for offenders being able to turn over a new leaf, seek opportunities and turn their lives around.
However when you have a whole country where those coming out of school often have a very narrow set of opportunities, much less those who go into further education and have degrees _and_ often some level of experience in industries which just _do not have jobs available_ (or do, but on wages which are barely sustainable) then…..well what do you expect?
There’s no immediate quick-fix to these issues, but the fact is they’ve been around for a long, long time, ever increasing in severity. We know about these problems, the Government needs to begin to show it’s aware and is looking to improve the situation.
I can already hear those brigading that anyone locked up should stay locked up for life, or complaining about “the state funding their comfy sofa when some go hungry” and all that jazz – get over it, move on, we should _all_ have access and security to base needs including a roof over our heads, ex offenders through to immigrants and newborns alike.
If as a whole we could all just look at improving the base conditions for everyone rather than being in a “seek only your own improvement” mindset the country would be in a far better state – I couldn’t care less if an ex offender moved in next door, if people want to change and do then good for them.
Shame they were born here instead of entering the country via rubber dinghy. Could’ve been given a hotel room.
Does this not make it clear that in general, there’s an issue with this regardless of early release? If you’re being let out a month or two early, why would you have avoided the risk of homelessness if you served the full sentence?