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by Rylinks 2852 days ago
How is making prisoners pay for the prison any different than a court fining someone convicted of a crime?
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Retric 2852 days ago
Lowering the cost to society for a huge prison population is Dangerous.

Forcing prisoners to pay for their incarceration creates the same incentives as slavery.

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conanbatt 2852 days ago
Going to prison is the fine. Its more like the court giving a fine and a bill for the costs of maintaining the court.
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