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I'm not a fan of US prisons, or the US prison system, honestly, our criminal justice system needs a major overhaul top to bottom With that said, my favorite is

I'm not a fan of US prisons, or the US prison system, honestly, our criminal justice system needs a major overhaul top to bottom With that said, my favorite is the pay per day way to serve your sentence under house arrest[0]. Often used by the wealthy to avoid going to jail at all, even for serious "white collar" crimes Or the fact you pay to stay in "fancy jail"[1] [0]: https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/process/sentencing/house-arrest/ https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/defense/process/sentencing/hous... [1]: https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-pay-to-stay-jails/?wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1 https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-pay-to-stay-jails/?wp...

ddoolin 4y ago
As a fun anecdote, I was sentenced to house arrest during COVID (after serving a short county jail sentence) and all of the fees were actually waived, by order of the governor, due to COVID IIRC. My experience is that this is seldom granted on request barring extenuating circumstances i.e. COVID, jail capacity, etc, and your convictions needs to be strictly non-violent otherwise. That said, at least in California the jails and prisons are very overcrowded leading to many unqualified individuals being offered house arrest after serving short stints in custody.
moralestapia 4y ago
>[1]: https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-pay-to-stay-jails/?wp https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-pay-to-stay-jails/?wp... Wow, it really feels like everything has been productized already.