No more free housing for criminals in BG
Go to jail in Bowling Green and you pay the bill, judge says
I give props to the judicial system in my home town of Bowling Green, Ohio for making criminals, rather than the taxpayers, pay for their stay in the county jail at a rate of $60 per night.
I give props to the judicial system in my home town of Bowling Green, Ohio for making criminals, rather than the taxpayers, pay for their stay in the county jail at a rate of $60 per night.
posted by Matt Book at
1:46 PM
6 Comments:
My problem with this is where does the money come from? If they are in jail and don't earn money there, the ones punished are parents, kids or siblings. Hmmmm...
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RevLinda, at December 08, 2005 1:59 PM
I wonder if a persn is in jail and not earning an income, who pays the fee? Parents? Children? Siblings? A different government agency?
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RevLinda, at December 08, 2005 2:01 PM
I'm pretty sure they're going after the money after they have been released from the county jail so the criminal would be footing the bill. I can see your point, though, if someone else had to bone up the cash while they're in the slammer.
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Matt Book, at December 08, 2005 2:11 PM
Personally, I think this is awful. There is a high correlation to poverty and crime. If the person wants to start over, which is pretty hard to do with a criminal record, a one year stay is over 20,000 dollars which compounds the poverty they were in to commit the crimes anyway. I feel this is a bad, bad idea.
Amy Barlow
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Anonymous, at December 09, 2005 8:35 PM
Hmmm... Cheaper than most hotels, warm bed, fresh food... and we wonder why repeat criminals get in, get out, back in, etc. My uncle is an example.
By
Unknown, at December 19, 2005 3:06 PM
Hmmm... cheaper than a hotel room, warm bed, warm food... and we wonder why criminals get out and go back in.
By
Unknown, at December 19, 2005 3:31 PM
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