Interesting article from the Detroit Free Press. Click through to read the entire article, written by Christina Hall :
Pay-to-stay in jail raises funds -- and questions Detroit Free Press freep.com:
"If you do the crime and you do the time, you're also supposed to pay for it in many Michigan county jails.
But sheriff's officials say too many former inmates aren't paying for their stays.State law allows sheriffs to charge a $12 fee when people are booked. Also, counties may seek reimbursement for up to $60 a day for the time people are sentenced to the jail. But many former inmates don't pay or don't have the money to pay, and if they do pay, sheriff's officials say, it doesn't cover the cost of their stay"
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