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The primary function of prison is the punishment of offenders and the protection of the public. That is its core value. Following from that is rehabilitation, but rehabilitation is not the primary purpose of prison.
Even civil penalties could be introduced by regulation to enable roads authorities to impose charges. I want to follow up on Sylvia Jackson's question.
Do you have initiatives where, for example, young people follow a councillor for a week or find out about day-to-day council work and what goes on in committees?