[statecom-discuss] Fwd: No Fees on Offenders

[Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com]

really - in fact it is possible that if we re-instate prisoners' families 
having to pay for the entire ciminal justice system, we can rival the morales of 
the middle ages in europe.   Certainly that's the moral equivalent we want 
conjured by our first "democratic" governor in 16 years-

Love, Grace
In a message dated 2/2/07 5:22:55 PM, adam_artist at yahoo.com writes:


> 
> Why worry?  Prisoners will be able to make the money to pay the fees by 
> going to their new and conveniently located governor-sponsored casinos.  In fact, 
> I'll bet (pun intended) that they can earn money while they're still in 
> prison on Wackenhut-sponsored tours to the neighborhood roulette wheels. 
> 
> Adam
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com" <Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com>
> To: statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org
> Sent: Friday, February 2, 2007 2:10:01 PM
> Subject: [statecom-discuss] Fwd: No Fees on Offenders
> 
> Wow, the things that happen that ouodn't hear about because you go away!  
> See below and then google "Patrick safety fees" if you want to read the 
> press
> coverage at the time...
> 
> I don't know how much people are following developments with the new
> adminstration but Patrick has pretty consistently proposed regressive taxes 
> - this is
> certainly yet another one.  
> 
> And what is the appeal of another fee on those who get convicted?  
> Overwhelming low-income folks, overwhelmingly people of color?   Given that 
> white
> collar crime is rarely prosecuted, this just continues the criminal justice
> system's bias.
> 
> but what I really find staggering is that the only appeal I see here is the
> right wing tough-on-crime = people of color as criminals subtext.   didn't 
> we
> just hear all this outrage when Healey used that angle to try to win an
> election?   But it's okay as the basis of tax/fee policy?
> 
> Love, grace
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