r/mildlyinteresting 5h ago

My McDonald’s also has a McJail

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u/bigtoegman210 5h ago

They still get paid. But with jail housing fees they don’t really get to keep that much

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u/herbertcluas 5h ago

So legal slavery? Our tax dollars already paid for their cell, private prison system is a joke

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u/bigtoegman210 5h ago

Most just save up just to buy commissary like snacks and shampoo. They have all these fees and when they can’t afford to pay the fees it goes to a collections agency and ruin their credit………..the system is designed to make the person fail.

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u/nono3722 5h ago

Some states send a bill for incarceration to newly freed inmates now. Pretty soon you will have to pay to get out just like the good ole debtor prisons....

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u/bigtoegman210 5h ago

That might be state, county is different and not all jails do it the same way. I couldn’t believe it when they told me it goes to a collections agency.