This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament
Rejected petition Reclaiming England and her Youth
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Prison reform
* Prisoners forced to work in prisons or generate electricity by peddling.
* Basic rations of half a loaf of bread and tap water supplemented with earnings.
* Luxuries only available with prison credits from work.
Benefit reductions
* Compulsory retraining to cleaning/sweeping for long term unemployed (6 months) or building facilities for children.
* Refusal to retrain results in benefits cut to food vouchers cashed in at government sites.
Conscription for youth crime
* Sentence of 2 years or more for 16-21 year olds results in conscription inc a tour of duty without pay.
* Allowed home when on shore leave but only with an ankle tag.
St George’s Day
* Move early May Day bank holiday forward to St George’s day.
More power to police
* Face coverings in public outlawed beyond religious reasons.
* Rioting to be fought with rubber bullets, water cannons and batons. 3 warnings before action.
* More protection and support to police.
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