People of Massachusetts Stand Against "Pay-to-Stay" Policies in County Jails
Dear Massachusetts State Senators and Representatives:We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned about Amendment 26 as passed in the House proposed budget. This amendment will force prisoners in county... continue reading »
"It dose not make sense"
"I support prisoners rights"
"this further imprisons the families of prisoners"
"Please vote no for $5 a day pay for inmates"
"I fully support the move to get this ammendment removed from the budget. Charging people for staying in jail is ridiculous."
"Punishment is designed to be removal from society and freedom of choice - and that's significant. Let's keep that focus. We don't need to think of additional ways to punish them once they're there - such as exorbitant collect call rates, commissary prices"
"What a preposterous idea!"
"IT's unfair to charge inmates on top of the misery they are going through!"
"This looks like a return to debtors prisons from here. Is that really what we wat to do?"
