Monday, April 30, 2007

Buying Just-Us In The Prison-Industrial Complex

Jails Give Amenities To Inmates With Cash

Some county jails in the United States have implemented a program that allows inmates to pay by the day for upgraded living conditions.

A jail in Santa Ana, Calif., allows inmates guilty of non-violent crimes to pay $75 to $127 a day to serve their time in a relatively clean and quiet section of the jail, The New York Times reported. Some experts called the self-pay jails a good alternative for ordinary citizens who may not fare so well in a typical county jail environment, where gangs and violence are regular problems.

Full article, courtesy of Earth Times, April 29, 2007

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