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TIL you can pay $100 per night for Premium Jail with more comfortable conditions (www.latimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The US does this too!

Washington may be the most expensive state to be behind bars, as it charges up to $100 per day just for room and board, according to Lauren-Brooke Eisen, senior counsel at New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice. Maine, which charges around $80 per day, may be the second most expensive, she added, but it’s not clear because many states don’t report the exact amounts. “Most states don’t provide the exact amount; they call for ‘full cost of incarceration’ or ‘a reasonable amount,'” Eisen told Truthdig. “In reality, these states which don’t provide real numbers may demand the steepest already very difficult for people with a criminal record to get a job, even if they committed a nonviolent crime, so steep fees can add to their struggles,” she said.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Also the idea that we as the taxpayers shouldn't be paying for incarceration is ridiculous. We need to bear these costs to ensure we're incentivized to minimize overincarceration

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It's ridiculous. I'd say you should be the one paid compensation (although I think it is usually deducted from compensation you are awarded by the court anyway, but still ridiculous that they have the audacity)