‘A new report on Illinois policy of suing former inmates to recoup incarceration costs highlights a common practice across the US, as at least 43 states allow ‘room and board’ or medical fees to be collected from inmates in state or county prisons.

A 1982 state law allows Illinois corrections officials to sue inmates for their periods of incarceration, but the practice was rarely used until recently. Since 2010, Illinois has sued 31 former inmates or parolees, with 11 suits occurring in the first 10 months of 2015, according to the Chicago Tribune. Nearly half (14 cases) were dismissed, though the state has still recovered more than $500,000 since 2010.

Many of Illinois lawsuits have targeted those non-violent offenders whom corrections officials have often discovered have at least modest amounts of money, whether as inheritance, trust fund or a separate settlement with the state.’

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‘A new report on Illinois policy of suing former inmates to recoup incarceration costs highlights a common practice across the US, as at least 43 states allow ‘room and board’ or medical fees to be collected from inmates in state or county prisons.

A 1982 state law allows Illinois corrections officials to sue inmates for their periods of incarceration, but the practice was rarely used until recently. Since 2010, Illinois has sued 31 former inmates or parolees, with 11 suits occurring in the first 10 months of 2015, according to the Chicago Tribune. Nearly half (14 cases) were dismissed, though the state has still recovered more than $500,000 since 2010.

Many of Illinois lawsuits have targeted those non-violent offenders whom corrections officials have often discovered have at least modest amounts of money, whether as inheritance, trust fund or a separate settlement with the state.’

Read more: ‘Pay-to-stay’: Jails regularly charge inmates for food, basic services

The post ‘Pay-to-stay’: Jails regularly charge inmates for food, basic services appeared first on David Icke.