Peru's President Will Promote Law for Inmates to Work and Pay Prison Expenses


President of Peru, Pedro Castillo| Photo: EFE/ Aldair Mejía
)The president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, announced this Friday (17) that will present a bill to Congress for prisoners to work and assume their expenses in prison with the aim of reducing crime.
14093221″We are going to present a bill so that criminals, who steal wallets and keep the population terrified, support themselves and eat with the sweat of their faces, let them start working”, highlighted Castillo when speaking at a meeting of the Council of Ministers in the city of Pasco, in the center of the country.
14093221For this regulatory change, the Peruvian government official emphasized that joint work with the Legislature is necessary, for which asked Congress to prioritize those over 30 bills presented by the Executive.