http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040813/ZNYT02/408130457
FOX BUTTERFIELD
New York Times
"Crime doesn't pay, but criminals just might. That is what more and more local governments are hoping, as they grapple with soaring prison populations and budget pressures.
To help cover the costs of incarceration, corrections officers and politicians are more frequently billing inmates for their room and board, an idea popular with voters."
