Comments on: HR’s strange side: Taking the wellness idea a bit too far

By: jv

jv — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:50:45 +0000

I’m assuming these are minimum security prisoners. Our FPC (Federal Prison Camps) have no fences here in the USA. If you’re dumb enough to leave one and get caught you get tossed in a medium security, which is a BIG difference so 99.5% don’t even think about it. I’m told most of those who sneak out are those with additions they are trying to get a fix for (beer and pizza anyone?). You can’t get into one of these facilities if your crime was violent in anyway even if nobody got hurt but you used a weapon, I hope that’s the case in France. I see the US doing something as goofy down the road no problem.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:54:41 +0000

You know if I didn’t really believe that “truth is stranger than fiction” I wouldn’t believe this article,
but seeing how everything is going backwards these days – it wouldn’t surprise me at all that this
kind of c–p ! is going on ! I read once in the “Good Book” that it will be bad for those that call good – bad and bad – good. I don’t know – but here lately – I feel like I need to read that “Good Book” again because there is stuff – that – it’s – just not making any sense any more and people just seem like they are oblivious of what’s going on.

By: Darin

Darin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:48:36 +0000

Should we be surprised? It is France afterall… where Socialism is alive and well!

By: MariAnn

MariAnn — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:32:26 +0000

Well, as funny as this story is, it really isn’t an HR story. I mean, the Prison’s HR Dept would direct the prison’s employee events – guards and such. Not the prisoners themselves.

Definitely no one I know in HR would be crazy enough to organize an event like this one!!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:27:45 +0000

Seriously, did anyone ever consider stationary bikes instead?!

By: MB

MB — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:05:43 +0000

Unbelievable!!! I think all of these “officials” should be taken in for a drug test. They should be relieved of duty just for making the proposal.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:58:33 +0000

Too funny! I want an update at the end of the race!!

By: dfrostie

dfrostie — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:56:16 +0000

No matter whether a high security or low security prison…prisoners are confined to quarters as a punishment for their crimes against society…right? If the government is concerned about the health/welfare of their prisoners give them a stationary bike to ride. I would think the expense for that many bikes and the wages for that many guards for that much time could be better spent. I think they are just asking for a break (of sorts).

By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:29:20 +0000

You cannot make this stuff up……………………….

By: LJ

LJ — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:35:30 +0000

First off, hats off to the author of this article, love your humor!

What part of ‘prison’ don’t they understand? Why are they rewarding criminals of all people? How many underpriviledged children deserve to get the government supplied bikes instead! Seriously, where will the insanity stop? What’s next, gun shooting events for the prisoners that we can all attend at their next prison fair?

What a waste of government funds! Totally absurd is all I can say!