YSK 43 of 50 US staes implement "pay-for-stay" policies, in which inmates pay for room and board every day they spend incarcerated, and 35 states authorize service fees (healthcare, etc)

www.brennancenter.org

YSK 43 of 50 US staes implement "pay-for-stay" policies, in which inmates pay for room and board every day they spend incarcerated, and 35 states authorize service fees (healthcare, etc)

www.brennancenter.org

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You Should KnowEnglish · 12 days ago

America's Dystopian Incarceration System of Pay to Stay Behind Bars

www.brennancenter.org

As the number of incarcerated people has skyrocketed, government agencies have found themselves unable to pay for the associated costs.

Weird that the nearly ubiquitous US pay-for- stay incarceration policy is never mentioned on TV, huh?

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