Mendoza residents give their opinion on whether prisoners should work during their sentence

In the department of San Rafael, opinion is divided about the work of prisoners in local prisons

Last Tuesday, one of the advances of the Government’s plan was presented for people deprived of liberty to work in different prisons in the Province of Mendoza. They invite interested companies to join with their projects in the different prisons.

Cornejo had announced that different companies They will be installed in the Almafuerte prison to develop projects and for the inmates to work, receiving a salary for it.. Channel 6 Telesur went out to the street to ask the San Rafael residents, If you agree with this government policy.

In the department of Malargüe, many agree that “they do work” but that they “do not receive” a salary

At the beginning of this week, the governor of Mendoza Alfredo Cornejo reported that ““The prisoners will begin to work in the Almafuerte prison, together with private sector companies.”a topic that motivated the Malargüinos to give their opinion on the project, here their voices.

In the department of General Alvear they bet that the prisoners work, but like other opinions in the province, “that they do not get paid anything”

TVA General Alvear took to the streets to ask the opinion of the inhabitants of the department on this topic that opened the debate.

Photo: Courtesy Penitentiary Service