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Noon Wednesday: Should Wisconsin Inmates Pay-To-Stay?
Clip: Season 1800 Episode 1812 | 14m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
Dee Hall from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism discusses pay-to-stay.
There’s a price to pay when someone is sent to jail in Wisconsin, literally. We spoke with Dee Hall from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism about their recent analysis increasing practice of charging inmates for their stay in jail. Are these fees necessary to pay to for the facilities that house inmates? Or, do they violate the rights of the incarcerated?
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Here and Now
Noon Wednesday: Should Wisconsin Inmates Pay-To-Stay?
Clip: Season 1800 Episode 1812 | 14m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
There’s a price to pay when someone is sent to jail in Wisconsin, literally. We spoke with Dee Hall from the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism about their recent analysis increasing practice of charging inmates for their stay in jail. Are these fees necessary to pay to for the facilities that house inmates? Or, do they violate the rights of the incarcerated?
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