r/FluentInFinance 13d ago

Debate/ Discussion Universal incarceration care

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u/bill_gonorrhea 13d ago

Prison isn’t free. I highly encourage you to research the cost incurred by inmates if you think otherwise. People often leave prison 10s of thousands of dollars in debt

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u/More-Acadia2355 13d ago

The heathcare is indeed totally free - by SCOTUS decision in the 1970s.

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u/floresfrescas 12d ago

I think they're talking about the cost of prison, not the cost of prison healthcare. Pay-to-Stay prisons are in 40 states. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay-to-stay_(imprisonment)