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Am I the only one that was unaware that charging inmates for jail was a thing?
by voisin 4y ago
Am I the only one that was unaware that charging inmates for jail was a thing?
- Laaas 4y agoNo, and this sounds like it gives states all the wrong incentives.
- gruez 4y agoIs it any more wrong than fines?
- arcticbull 4y agoYes, fines are governed by the 8th amendment which requires they not be excessive.
- Xeoncross 4y agoWhich of course they always are, sometimes.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago> always are, sometimes. Heh. For real though, fines that aren't adjusted to the offenders wealth seem to give legal impunity to the wealthy. But performing that adjustment without a floor essentially gives legal impunity to people at rock bottom. The trick is finding some middle ground where all criminals, poor and rich, can be effectively punished to deter crimes of opportunity.
- drexlspivey 4y agoBeing charged for going to prison might be the most American thing I’ve ever heard
- InCityDreams 4y agoNaaaah, basic fucking healthcare.
- shakezula 4y agoYou're certainly not alone, but it was eye-opening as fuck for me getting arrested at 25 and finding out I was about to be charged thousands of dollars for a single night stay in the county jail.
- wombat-man 4y agoMust have been a real classy place.
- kareemsabri 4y agoFirst I heard of it. This is insane.