Most states allow jails and prisons to charge inmates for own incarceration

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Almost all states allow jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people medical and "room and board" fees, locking them into cycles of debt and possibly more incarceration, an Axios review of new exclusive data found.
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This story appeared on axios.com, 2025-07-12 00:00:00.
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