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Simply unconscionable. I found out about this recently and many people I've ranted to about it seem to think it's just one of the costs of being a criminal. I
by fisherjeff 10y ago
Simply unconscionable. I found out about this recently and many people I've ranted to about it seem to think it's just one of the costs of being a criminal.
I guess we've just gotten so "tough on crime" that we've forgotten that many people in jail are there without having been convicted. Moreover, I don't think a lot of people realize that the only reason many of those people are in prison at all is just because they can't afford bail to get out before their trial date.
- cma 10y agoWe didn't even get public defenders until the mid-60s. There are presumably still people in jail from before the public-defender system.
- coldtea 10y ago>I found out about this recently and many people I've ranted to about it seem to think it's just one of the costs of being a criminal. Until THAT mentality changes, few things will change. Especially in the country with 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's inmates...
- hueving 10y ago>that many people in jail are there without having been convicted Does this scheme apply to jails as well? I was under the impression that this was applicable to state prisons.
- tyingq 10y ago>>Does this scheme apply to jails as well? Yes, it does. Not all jails (nor all prisons) gouge in this way, but the temptation is strong, as companies like Securus share the spoils with the facility.