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 »
"no reason to add to and already tuff situation/burden on individuals and there family's"
"Sofirst of all we incarcerate individuals who get on the wrong side of the "law" because they are denied access to adequate health care, education, housing and jobsand now, we are going to make them pay for their own unfair imprisonment? Talk about blamin"
"Pay for Sta has always been and will always be a wrath with the opening of the PANDORA'S BOX"
"This will penalize the families of people in jail and it will create still another obstacle to re-estalbishing a productive life after leaving jail. This is the kind of destructive public policy that gets made in a hurry and takes decades to undo."
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"Can't believe the policy got this far. Shame."
"It is vital that this provision not get added. To begin, this is not the proper forum to introduce legislation. Besides that, balancing the budget on the backs of people who are likely in prison in the first place for a crime related in its roots to econo"
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