• Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 months ago

    How would that cost money they have other inmates paying for the expenses with fines and whatnot. Just fine them a lil more to help out the greater good.

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      2 months ago

      You think cleaning beds, lighting the rooms, processing people, and general upkeep is free?

      Why saddle inmates with more debt when they can saddle more people with debt.

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        2 months ago

        Then have other inmates do the cleaning of cells/dorms and general upkeep around here we call them 301’s. We have a county jail that can fit 500 people but has only ever had about 110 max in there. Seems like a waste of space.

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      2 months ago

      Police and jails do not pay for themselves. They are often one of the biggest line items on county and city budgets, if not the biggest. The fines and fees aren’t paying for the cost as such, bagholding taxpayers are. It’s a business, and they will be privatizing it if things keep on the way they are.