The day will come when prisoners will be sending money home to mom so she can survive. But New York has already started toward upcoming tax increases to pay for this. It couldn’t happen to a better state.
When the homeless started getting better living opportunities in certain states, they flocked there. If they get better living conditions in New York prisons, maybe the criminals will flock there and leave the rest of the US alone.
As the song says: If you can make it there......Sometimes it’s better to want than to have.
rwood
They won't ever do that. With inmates, it's all about me, me, me. They're the ones who get money sent from their family members to be placed in their accounts. They can order items from catalogs, as long as they are department approved. And they can get packages containing food, magazines, and other allowed items, sent to them each month, or a family member can bring a package when they come to visit. When I was still working, they were allowed 3 packages a month, not to exceed 50 lbs. in total weight for the month. I'm assuming it's changed since then. Gotta' keep the cons happy!!