"In the state of Louisiana, 786 inmates—none of whom were ever sentenced to death—died behind bars between 2015-2019 while serving out their sentences."
As far as I can remember the last big scandal at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, concerned the warden of one prison in particular charging the state for rations for dead men, that he either sold the produce on the open market or sequestered funds the state gave him to "do the shopping" .. begs the conclusion that during spells of "Arctic Blast" or particularly hot weather, prisoners could be left without shelter to "hurry up" their demise to increase profits.
Impose a per diem on each prisoner. Everyday they are held past their release date they are owed compensation, make it painful. The funds should only come from the bureau of prisons operating budget. When the prisoner is released, cut them a check (minus any victim’s restitution awards, give the injured party those funds.)
But what does it actually cost to imprison someone? When I was locked up, the state was paying the facility $10,000 per month for each prisoner. Guarantee the actual cost wasn't even near $1,000 per month per prisoner.
I understand that you don't think you were getting $10,000/mo worth of accomodations, but that's what the taxpayers paid for you to be there. Therefore, if you sue, you should have to payback the debt you owe the taxpayers, first.
It's not about my personal accommodations. It's about, there is nothing they could have possibly spent that money on in that facility that justifies the 10,000 price tag. So the state is paying some arbitrary amount of money that is likely being used 10-20% on me and 80-90% funneled elsewhere.
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"In the state of Louisiana, 786 inmates—none of whom were ever sentenced to death—died behind bars between 2015-2019 while serving out their sentences."
As far as I can remember the last big scandal at the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, concerned the warden of one prison in particular charging the state for rations for dead men, that he either sold the produce on the open market or sequestered funds the state gave him to "do the shopping" .. begs the conclusion that during spells of "Arctic Blast" or particularly hot weather, prisoners could be left without shelter to "hurry up" their demise to increase profits.
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