Starting next fall, a new measure will take effect in Volusia County, Florida, United States; which will consist of charge five dollars (19 thousand pesos) to inmates for each day they spend in jail.
The money obtained from this measure will be used to supplement the funds that the county spends to support the incarcerated population. This rate includes the cost of food, laundry service and accommodation.
Additionally, as a decision of the County Council, A fee of 30 dollars (117 thousand pesos) will also be charged for the initial processing and admission to jail. This fee will be referred to as the ‘booking fee’.
The aforementioned means that, if an inmate serves his sentence, leaves prison and is sentenced again, he will have to pay the ‘reservation fee’ again so that he can be admitted again, as explained by the medium ‘The West Volusia Beacon’.
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“We are feeding them every day. We are taking care of them every day“, explained Mark Flowers, director of the Volusia Department of Corrections, at a press conference with local media.
The director also pointed out that the county spends 3.09 dollars (12 thousand pesos) on food for each inmate in one day.
Flowers added that it is expected to cover 35% of the expenses destined for the maintenance of the prison population, based on the experience of other counties where this measure was also applied.
Economic conditions of prisoners
According to ‘TWVB’, the law of the state of Florida, under which this rule was established, stipulates that The economic conditions of each inmate must be evaluated in order to establish how much the fee should be or if no charge can be established.
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There are prisoners who arrive at the prisons in a situation of indigence or with a disability that limits their access to work. In those cases, you may apply a fee waiver or fee reduction.
On the other hand, inmates who enjoy economic stability or can be helped financially by their relatives to meet expenses, will be charged full support.
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According to ‘TWVB’, the prisoners already assumed the costs of medical care before this measure was proposed, so these will be charged in addition to the established rates for food, accommodation and laundry service.
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