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The prisons are a service for the free people to have safety, they should paid by them. It is insidious to make prisoners pay for the prison, they are not the r
by conanbatt 8y ago
The prisons are a service for the free people to have safety, they should paid by them. It is insidious to make prisoners pay for the prison, they are not the recipients of the service, its just adding a layer of oppression.
But if you dont like a moral argument, make it an economic one. Each prisoner in california costs like 100k a year: if you paid them reasonable salaries, and they reduce re-incarceration rates you will be saving orders of magnitude more money.
- Rylinks 8y agoHow is making prisoners pay for the prison any different than a court fining someone convicted of a crime?
- conanbatt 8y agoGoing to prison is the fine. Its more like the court giving a fine and a bill for the costs of maintaining the court.
- Retric 8y agoLowering the cost to society for a huge prison population is Dangerous. Forcing prisoners to pay for their incarceration creates the same incentives as slavery.