NH Says No More to "Pay-to-Stay" Prisons (9:30 p.m.)
NightSide With Dan Rea
English - April 27, 2019 03:25 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsPolitics News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The New Hampshire legislature has voted to repeal the “pay to stay” law, the practice that allows the state to recoup an inmate’s cost of care up to six years after their release. Supporters of the repeal claim it was “unfair” that the state could saddle individuals with debt they could not pay off,” while they already face high barriers to reintegrate back into society. What do you think?