Wadena, Minnesota jail to start charging inmates $20 per day

peaceandlove · 12-02-2009, 09:31 PM

Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day

States consider making inmates pay their debt to society in cold, hard cash

Wed., Aug 5, 2009

NEW YORK - A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself.

In the ever-widening search for extra income during desperate economic times, states across America are embracing a new idea: making inmates pay their debt to society not only in hard time, but also in cold, hard cash.

In New York, Republican Assemblyman James Tedisco introduced a bill that would charge wealthy criminals $90 a day for room and board at state prisons.

(Hmmm...I wonder if Bernie is being charged!!! How do you collect from someone who is bankrupt? Which creditor would be paid first, would the jail supersede all others?)

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12-02-2009, 09:31 PM	#2
peaceandlove Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Turtle Island Posts: 2,776	Re: Wadena, Minnesota jail to start charging inmates $20 per day Do the crime, pay for the time, as in $90 a day States consider making inmates pay their debt to society in cold, hard cash Wed., Aug 5, 2009 NEW YORK - A one-night stay? Ninety dollars. Need to see a doctor? Ten bucks. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself. In the ever-widening search for extra income during desperate economic times, states across America are embracing a new idea: making inmates pay their debt to society not only in hard time, but also in cold, hard cash. In New York, Republican Assemblyman James Tedisco introduced a bill that would charge wealthy criminals $90 a day for room and board at state prisons. (Hmmm...I wonder if Bernie is being charged!!! How do you collect from someone who is bankrupt? Which creditor would be paid first, would the jail supersede all others?) CONTINUES: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32303397/ Last edited by peaceandlove; 12-02-2009 at 09:37 PM.