[PeterPrinciple]

This is about The State stealing 3,000 dollars from the wife, not the prisoner.

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She knew the costs and chose to pay them, she had other options. I don’t speed because I don’t want to pay the fines to the state.

Or maybe you think the state should provide free phone calls for the prisoners? heck, give them all cell phones and video games.

raise the cost of something you get less of it. I don’t care what you might think, this is not a get rich thing.

Get a bigger picture here, it takes guard time to give the prisoner access to a phone and all this increases risk to all involved. You think we as taxpayers should subsidize the cost?

This ditzy wife thinks she needs him on the phone 12/7, let her pay for it, it does cost extra.

[kiryandil]

Or maybe you think the state should provide free phone calls for the prisoners?

No, I think that "The cost of a 15-minute call is $12.95" is theft.

Perhaps you don't.

I think we have ANOTHER adherent of The Managerial State here.

Apparently, wardaddy, subjects like this rip off the mask of the Statists in the Free Republic audience. Here's ANOTHER one. :)