▲ 346 ▼ TIL you can pay $100 per night for Premium Jail with more comfortable conditions (www.latimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by Bacano@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago* (2 children) If I saw an article with the title UK man has $80,000 room and board bill from prison after being found not guilty of murder. I'd be looking to see if it was from the onion. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] marble@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy31pk1w0lo permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago Holy shit. He explained that his compensation was also calculated on the assumption that he would never have worked and would have received benefits. Fucking monsters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gladaed@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Probably to regain the lost funds into the imprisonment fund from the compensation fund for wrongful imprisonment. Might be more of a dumb than an evil thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) No, it's evil. Another person replied with a real story where it happened. They also did this to the guy wrongfully imprisoned 25 years He explained that his compensation was also calculated on the assumption that he would never have worked and would have received benefits. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy31pk1w0lo Edit: And I could see maybe its hard to assume he'd become a lawyer or Dr with high wages, but no job with only benefits, and then room and board subtracted? Savage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marble@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy31pk1w0lo permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago Holy shit. He explained that his compensation was also calculated on the assumption that he would never have worked and would have received benefits. Fucking monsters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago Holy shit. He explained that his compensation was also calculated on the assumption that he would never have worked and would have received benefits. Fucking monsters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Probably to regain the lost funds into the imprisonment fund from the compensation fund for wrongful imprisonment. Might be more of a dumb than an evil thing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) No, it's evil. Another person replied with a real story where it happened. They also did this to the guy wrongfully imprisoned 25 years He explained that his compensation was also calculated on the assumption that he would never have worked and would have received benefits. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy31pk1w0lo Edit: And I could see maybe its hard to assume he'd become a lawyer or Dr with high wages, but no job with only benefits, and then room and board subtracted? Savage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) No, it's evil. Another person replied with a real story where it happened. They also did this to the guy wrongfully imprisoned 25 years He explained that his compensation was also calculated on the assumption that he would never have worked and would have received benefits. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy31pk1w0lo Edit: And I could see maybe its hard to assume he'd become a lawyer or Dr with high wages, but no job with only benefits, and then room and board subtracted? Savage. permalink fedilink source parent