Very weird that I am so old and have literally never heard this mentioned in a TV show or book or movie or anything.

In four out of five states, if you go to prison, you are literally paying for the time you spend there.

As you can guess, this results in crippling debt as soon as you're released.

The county gets back a fraction of what they hold over your head the rest of your life until you commit suicide(or die naturally and peacefully with the sword of damocles hanging over your head).

$20-$80 a day according to Rutgers.

Counties apparently sue people and employ wage garnishment to get back the money that majority of people obviously cannot pay back.

https://www.rutgers.edu/news/states-unfairly-burdening-incarcerated-people-pay-stay-fees

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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Where did you go, if you don't mind me asking? It's certainly something we've talked about...

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I hopped around Southeast Asia until I landed in Japan.

    It's not easy here, and it's not without its own problems, but it works much better for me.

    (I'd probably still be in Singapore were it not for the heat. The food is 10/10 and dirt cheap, but I missed seasons.)

    (I knew that answering this question would make the jerks upset somehow.)

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