Can they sink any lower?

[cjwatson]

This government, especially David Blunkett, is thoroughly evil. When can we get one with moral stature higher than pond scum?

Comments

[hoiho.livejournal.com]

I thought the deal was that the fact prisoners didn't pay for board and lodging was set against their not earning money for work done while in prison?

No. Prisoners cannot be made to work: forced work is slavery.
China is routinely criticised for doing just this.

[gerald_duck]

They're not forced to work, but if they do work, they don't earn any money from doing so. (Isn't having worked while in prison allowed to count in one's favour at parole hearings, by the way?)

[hoiho.livejournal.com]

They earn a small amount of money for work. But if they refuse to work, they still aren't charged bed and board.