dealfinder500

A NY State legislator introduces the "Madoff bill," under which rich New Yorkers convicted of crimes would have to pay the state and federal governments to cover the costs of keeping them in jail.

I think this is a fantastic idea and should have been started a long time ago. However, I would not exempt anyone from paying - I would even put them to work in the prison. Except for the most dangerous criminals, they could be working a prison garden growing a lot of the food. I'm sure there could be some industries that could be designed to take place safely in a prison. (Whatever happened to them making license plates? :-) Working would also provide something constructive for them to do. I would say it would also be much better for them to spend their time doing some work that will pay for their time there (or at least part of it) then to spend it in the weight room getting stronger!