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| MA Inmates May Pay Room and Board |
| By wickedlocal.com |
| Published: 05/10/2010 |
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Mike Fralick walked out of prison ``dead broke'' in December, he said, determined to find work, stay sober, and put a life of crime behind him. His two-year debt to society is repaid. An $8-an-hour kitchen job is helping him repay $3,200 to his parents. At the thought that prisoners might soon face a $5-a-day debt to the state, Fralick shook his head. ``What an awful idea,'' the 46-year-old said Thursday as he walked from a Quincy parole office to a nearby halfway house where he lives. ``Where do they think we’ll get the money?'' A year behind bars in Massachusetts could soon cost inmates more than 365 days of freedom. Try $1,825 for room-and-board, plus $5 per doctor or dentist visit and $3 for prescribed drugs. House lawmakers passed the measure by a wide bipartisan margin as an amendment to their state budget proposal. Approval from the Senate and Gov. Deval Patrick is still needed. Read More. |
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