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tdb7893
on Oct 23, 2015
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A debtors’ prison in Mississippi
Isn't it vastly more expensive to jail people than reduce a 170$ fine that obviously couldn't be paid?
FireBeyond
on Oct 23, 2015
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Not when you turn around and bill them for their incarceration (in theory, at least - there's that whole 'blood from a stone' thing going on).
laotzu
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Yes it is, and that's where the prison corporation cashes in.
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