Prohibition of Private Prisons, Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners and Minimum Standards for Correction Officers Act
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Dear Cllr. Mizrachi-Roscoe, do you accept the use of paddling or electric shocks to ensure the "behavior" of children or the mentally ill? If not, how is solitary confinement any different? They are all certainly effective, to one degree or the other, but they cause such severe mental and even physical harm to their victims that they must necessarily be viewed as abuse.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of the United Kingdom, I wholeheartedly support this legislation. These are still citizens and deserve humane conditions.
Councillor Lyn Brown
Councillor for the United Kingdom -
Frankly the techniques of paddling or electric shock are no comparison as they have no protective function. When if this passes a police officer dies because he was mixed in with general population and is attacked or a prisoner dies because we have to mix a violent psychopathic uncontrollable prisoner has to go out of solitary or a family loses a child or father or mother because of some extremist who was introduced to extremism by an extremist who was out of cell to meet the needs of this law I hope you can be the one to explain to the deads family how it was in their relatives best interest to meet some misguided notion of defeating the always evil solitary confinement because that is the result this law will have That is all.
James Mizrachi-Roscoe, Councillor for United Duchies
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Dear Ms Speaker, I would like to request another extension as some of my colleagues expressed their wishes to work on the proposal further. And many thanks Ms Brown, you are entirely correct.
Sofie Čikarová
Councillor for Czech Slavia -
Debate will be extended to 23:59 GMT on 25 November 2022.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
Debate has ended. There are eighteen amendments for vote. Be aware that several contradict each other. Voting begins now and will continue until 23:59 GMT on 5 December 2022.
Amendment I
Prohibition of Private Prisons, Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners and Minimum Standards for Correction Officers Act
Regulation of Prisons, Guidelines on Treatment of Prisoners and Wage Standards for Correction Officers Act
Amendment II
Remove the "Wheareas" section and replace it with the following:
PREAMBLE
This Act aims to regulate all prisons within the borders of the European Union and the wages of officers working in prisons within the borders of the European Union, to ensure that they are up to the standards of human rights and dignity, enshrined within the Constitution of the European Union.Amendment III
Remove Section I entirely and replace it with the following:
SECTION I. - RECOGNITION OF UNPAID LABOUR AS SLAVERY
Labour without adequate pay in prisons is recognized as a form of slavery by the European Union.
Amendment IV
Remove the third and fourth articles in Section II and replace them with the following:
II. All prisons are expected to supply all prisoners with a bed and restrooms. Prisons may not deny access to restrooms as a form of punishment.
Amendment V
III. Each prisoner
shallis entitled to have access to food and water thatcontain the necessary vitamins and nutrients for a healthy life.is sufficient to guarantee their survival and help with their hunger.
VII. No prisoner can be held in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days in the span of sixty days.
VIII. Prisoners who are not employed outside the prison facilityshallare qualified to receive at least an hourfor sportsoutside for leisure activities.
Amendment VI
VIII. Solitary confinement shall be used only as a last resort.
IX. Each prison shall have a library to which the prisoners should have access to. Prisons should encourage prisoners to access the library.
X. Each prisoner shall be guaranteed his or her right to work.
XII. All prisoners shall be guaranteed free access to healthcare facilities including psychiatrists.
Amendment VII
SECTION III. -
MINIMUM STANDARTSWAGE STANDARDS FOR CORRECTION OFFICERSI. The wages of correction officers should not be lower than the average wage in a given member state.
II. All correction officers be guaranteed free access to healthcare facilities including psychiatrists.
III. Affordable housing should be provided for correction officers living long distance from their place of employment.
IV. Correction officers should be guaranteed at least six fully paid weeks of leave a year.
V. After, at most, 15 years of service correction officers should have a right to a service pension and offered 14 days stay in a spa or rehabilitation institution a year free of charge.
Amendment VIII
SECTION
IV.V - ENTRY INTO FORCEI. Without prejudice to dates set out in Section I. the rest of the requirements shall be fulfilled a year after the entry of this legislation into force.
I. The requirements given in this Act should be fulfilled two years after the entry of this legislation into force.
Amendment IX
ProhibitionRegulation of Private Prisons and Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners and Minimum Standards for Correction Officers ActSECTION I. -
PROHIBITION OFRestrictions on PRIVATE PRISONS
I. Forced labour in private prisons is recognized as a form of slavery. This shall be defined as free labour or labour that is mandatory and not part of a scheme to provide community service or paid work in aid of gaining skills or granting a reduction in sentence length.
II. Buidling of new private prisons is prohibited from the day of entry of this legislation into forceII. Private prisons must provide education , services and facilities that aid in rehabilitation of prisoners.
III. Placing prisoners in private prisons is prohibited from the day of entry of this legislation into force.
IV. All existing private prisons are to be transferred into public ownership no later than six months after the entry of this legislation into force.
III. Private prison companies are prohibited by law from lobbying government or getting involved in politics in any way
Amendment X
SECTION II. - MINIMUM RULES FOR TREATEMENT OF PRISONERS
I. Different categories of prisoners shall be kept on separated premises.
II. The categories referred to in Article I. of Section II. consist of:
a. Men and women
b. Young offenders and adult offenders
c. Convicted prisoners and untried prisoners
d. Civil prisoners and persons imprisoned by reason of a criminal offence
III. Each prisoner is entitled to a bed and shall have access to restrooms.
IV. Under no conditions can a prisoner be denied access to restrooms as a punishment
V. Each prisoner shall have access to food and water that contain the necessary vitamins and nutrients for a healthy life.
VI. Under no conditions can a prisoner be denied access to food or water as a punishment.
VII. No prisoner can be held in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days except for purposes of protection of the general prison population , in aid of the prevention of spread of extremist views or for protection and safety of the individual prisoner and only when other options have been exhausted.
VIII. Solitary confinement shall be used only as a last resort.
IX. Each prison shall have a library to which the prisoners should have access to. Prisons should encourage prisoners to access the library.
X. Each prisoner shall be guaranteed his or her right to work unless such a right is incompatible with protection of the general prison population , in aid of the prevention of spread of extremist views or for protection and safety of the individual prisoner
XI.Prisoners shall not be paid less than 75% of the lowest legal wage or living wage of state the prisoner is imprisoned in
XII. Prisonerswho are not employed outside of the prison facilityshall receive at least an hour for sports outside.
XIII. All prisoners shall be guaranteed free access to healthcare facilities including psychiatrists.
Amendment XI
SECTION III. - MINIMUM STANDARTS FOR CORRECTION OFFICERS
I. The wages of correction officers should not be lower than the average wage in a given member state.
II. All correction officers be guaranteed free access to healthcare facilities including psychiatrists.
III. Affordable housing should be provided for correction officers living long distance from their place of employment.
IV. Correction officers should be guaranteed at least six fully paid weeks of leave a year.
V. After, at most, 15 years of service correction officers should have a right to a service pension and offered 14 days stay in a spa or rehabilitation institution a year free of charge.
Amendment XII
SECTION IV. - ENTRY INTO FORCE
I. Without prejudice to dates set out in Section I. the rest of the requirements shall be fulfilled a year after the entry of this legislation into force.
II. This legislation shall create the Unified Minimum Prison Standards Organisation or UMPS
III. The agency shall be tasked with reporting on prisoners standards within each country , recommending any necessary changes for compliance with this act and if necessary implementing European Court of Justice cases to enforce the law.
IV.The head of UMPS shall be appointed by the Premier Commissioner and approved by a majority vote of the European Council every year.
AMENDMENT XIII
SECTION II. - MINIMUM RULES FOR TREATEMENT OF PRISONERS
I. Different categories of prisoners shall be kept on separated premises.
II. The categories referred to in Article I. of Section II. consist of:
a. Men and women
b. Young offenders and adult offenders
c. Convicted prisoners and untried prisoners
d. Civil prisoners and persons imprisoned by reason of a criminal offence
III. Each prisoner is entitled to a bed and shall have access to restrooms.
IV. Under no conditions can a prisoner be denied access to restrooms as a punishment
V. Each prisoner shall have access to food and water that contain the necessary vitamins and nutrients for a healthy life.
VI. Dietary requirements of each prisoner shall be taken into account and appropriate food, containing the necessary vitamins and nutrients for a healthy life, shall be provided to such prisoners.
VII. Under no conditions can a prisoner be denied access to food or water as a punishment.
VIII. No prisoner can be held in solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days.
IX. Solitary confinement shall be used only as a last resort.
X. Each prison shall have a library to which the prisoners should have access to. Prisons should encourage prisoners to access the library.
XI. Each prisoner shall be guaranteed his or her right to work.
XII. Prisoners who are not employed outside of the prison facility shall receive at least an hour for sports outside.
XIII. All prisoners shall be guaranteed free access to healthcare facilities including psychiatrists.
AMENDMENT XIV
Replace all references to "private prisons" to "prisons operating on a for-profit basis"
Amendment XV
XII.
All prisoners shall be guaranteed free access to healthcare facilities including psychiatrists.Prisoners are entitled to equal access to healthcare facilities under the law of the member state in which they are incarcerated.
Amendment XVI
SECTION II. -
MINIMUM RULESGUIDELINES FORTREATEMENTTREATMENT OF PRISONERSRemove the first and second articles in Section II and replace them with the following:
I. Based on their status in their country's age of majority, their conviction status and the severity of convicted crimes, prisons are expected to keep prisoners on separate premises.
II. Prisoners are entitled to be kept in separate premises compatible with their gender under the law of the member state in which they are incarcerated. Furthermore, all prisons are expected to protect prisoners of all genders from sex-based and gender-based discrimination.
Amendment XVII
SECTION IV - CREATION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PRISON STANDARDS COMMITTEE
I. This legislation shall create the European Union Prison Standards Committee (acronym PRISCOM or EU-PRISCOM)
II. PRISCOM shall be responsible for constructing and publishing a report on prison standards across the European Union once every 18 months.
III. PRISCOM shall consist of a president and seven members from various EU member states, all directly appointed by the Premier Commissioner of the European Union.
IV. PRISCOM reports may not be used to initiate European Court of Justice cases.
V. PRISCOM reports may not be used as evidence in European Court of Justice cases.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
Amendments I and IX, VI and IX, and VII and X contradict each other. If any others do, please inform me as quickly as is possible.
Iras Tilkanas
*Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen8 -
I vote FOR Amendments XII, XIII, XV, XVI, and XVII, ABSTAIN on Amendment XIV, and vote AGAINST all others.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of United Duchies I vote FOR Ammendments I, II, X, XI, XII, and XVI and AGAINST all other ammendments
James Mizrachi-Roscoe , Councillor for United Duchies
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I vote FOR Amendment XIII. and AGAINST all other Amendments.
Sofie Čikarová
Councilor for Czech Slavia -
I vote FOR Amendment XIII and AGAINST all other Amendments.
Bp. Karinn Lallana
Councillor for Inquista -
Representing The State of Elthize, I vote FOR the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and seventeenth amendments. I vote AGAINST all amendments not mentioned.
Liam Zachary, Councillor for The State of Elthize
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Voting on amendments will be extended to 23:59 GMT on 12 December 2022.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
Voting on amendments has ended.
Amendment Votes For Votes Against Pass/Fail I 2 3 FAIL II 2 3 FAIL III I 4 FAIL IV 1 4 FAIL V 1 4 FAIL VI 1 4 FAIL VII 1 4 FAIL VIII 1 4 FAIL IX 0 5 FAIL X 1 4 FAIL XI 2 3 FAIL XII 2 3 FAIL XIII 3 2 PASS XIV 0 4 FAIL XV 1 4 FAIL XVI 2 3 FAIL XVII 2 3 FAIL Final voting begins now and will continue unil 23:59 GMT on 28 December 2022.
Iras Tilkanas
Council Speaker and Councillor for the Republic of Istkalen -
On behalf of United Duchies I vote AGAINST this act
James Mizrachi-Roscoe, Councillor for United Duchies -
Representing The State of Elthize, I vote AGAINST this act.
Liam Zachary
Councillor for The State of Elthize -
On behalf of the Democratic Republic of Czech Slavia I vote FOR this act.
Sofie Čikarová
Councilor for Czech Slavia -
On behalf of the Most Blessed State of Inquista, I vote FOR this Act.
Bp. Karinn Lallana
Councillor for Inquista -
On behalf of the Kingdom of Spain, I vote AGAINST this act.
Donald Tusk
Councillor for Spain -
The Six Unions of Gadalland and Aspern votes FOR this act.
Ms. Edutitalle Dina, European Councillor for Gadalland and Aspern on behalf of the Order of the Braetha
The Kingdom of Spain