Recent trend involves state suing former prisoners who served time for lesser offenses,particularly if that person has received a windfall since leaving jailA growing number of former prison inmates in Illinois are being sued by the state to force them to pay a lump sum towards the cost of their incarceration, sometimes seeking many tens of thousands of dollars.
The practice is the latest twist on the “pay-to-stay” trend across the US where section of the public burden of funding the criminal justice system is pushed back onto offenders.
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Source: theguardian.com