tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post1881804133940085872..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: How petty can it get?prisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-84585173869714727472009-11-10T12:58:40.612+00:002009-11-10T12:58:40.612+00:00For a respectful take on this model, see Fine Cell...For a respectful take on this model, see Fine Cell Work (www.finecellwork.org.uk). This excellent organisation teaches needlecrafts to prisoners and sells the work outside. The prisoners receive payment in addition to the training and the opportunity for creative, reflective, purposeful work.Kathryn Edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-17277075966543978122009-11-07T20:34:19.301+00:002009-11-07T20:34:19.301+00:00When Ben sees a normal contract of employment on t...When Ben sees a normal contract of employment on the out he may find that inventions and creative work done while in the company's employment (including out-of-hours work) may become property of the employer. This has sometimes made employees very indignant or bitter.<br /><br />As a prisoner you are not an employee of the prison and you have no contract - the relationship appears to be one of forced labour, refusal to work being a disciplinary offence leading to a charge - but you would not expect your output from, for example, a prison workshop to become your property.<br /><br />If inmates paid for materials they used in recreational classes to make soft toys etc, I think they would have a good case for keeping them, but usually they are supplied free of charge by the prison. All the same, it seems counterproductive in terms of rehabilitation to take them away when they have been made as loving little gifts for family and friends. A compromise, I suggest, would be to send them to children's charities with a personal message from the maker.YagiBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06779431797609509966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-8314945790250477822009-11-07T20:18:31.746+00:002009-11-07T20:18:31.746+00:00<<---insert look of utter disbelief and expl...<<---insert look of utter disbelief and expletive of your choice here.Gainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495953058626656188noreply@blogger.com