Pay to stay: Florida inmates charged for prison cells long after incarceration

[WellPreserved]

"It's called "pay-to-stay", charging inmates for their prison stay, like a hotel they were forced to book. Florida law says that cost, $50 a day, is based on the person's sentence. Even if they are released early, paying for a cell they no longer occupy, and regardless of their ability to pay.

Not only can the state bill an inmate the $50 a day even after they are released, Florida can also impose a new bill on the next occupant of that bed, potentially allowing the state to double, triple, or quadruple charge for the same bed."

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/loca ... arceration

[Della]

Florida Sheriffs Association
https://www.flsheriffs.org › ...PDF
Subsistence Fees & Collection in Florida Jails

[Lexy]

[quote
Maine
Pay-to-Stay Charges

Room and Board: When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray the expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Ability to pay is considered.

][/quote]

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ ... art-policy

There is a map in the above link that you can see most states have pay to stay.

[Olioxenfree]

Sooooo, let’s take people who are already at higher risk to commit a crime and add crippling debt to raise those statistics even higher that they will reoffend. Seems like a really great plan.

[WellPreserved]

[quote
Maine
Pay-to-Stay Charges

Room and Board: When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray the expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Ability to pay is considered.

]

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ ... art-policy

There is a map in the above link that you can see most states have pay to stay.
[/quote]

Do you think that fee is appropriate regardless of how many states apply it?

[Lexy]

[quote
Maine
Pay-to-Stay Charges

Room and Board: When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray the expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Ability to pay is considered.

]

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ ... art-policy

There is a map in the above link that you can see most states have pay to stay.

Do you think that fee is appropriate regardless of how many states apply it?
[/quote]

If pay to stay deters them from committing the same crime over and over I am all for it.

[WellPreserved]

[quote
Maine
Pay-to-Stay Charges

Room and Board: When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray the expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Ability to pay is considered.

]

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ ... art-policy

There is a map in the above link that you can see most states have pay to stay.
[/quote]

Also, you are referring to the pay-to-stay fee that most states have while a prisoner is incarcerated. Florida has required former prisoners to pay even after release. What other states do this?

[jessilin0113]

That's actually appalling.

[WellPreserved]

That's actually appalling.

It really is.

I'll add that our whole prison system sucks, especially for those without means. This example is just one that sucks a lot.

[Della]

[quote
Maine
Pay-to-Stay Charges

Room and Board: When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray the expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Ability to pay is considered.

]

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ ... art-policy

There is a map in the above link that you can see most states have pay to stay.
[/quote]

I read it's about 40 states and it started happening in the eighties during the rise in crime during that era. I don't see how it has helped with recidivism rates.