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Arizona County Jail Rescinds Daily Fee for Prisoners’ Meals

Arizona’s Santa Cruz County Jail will no longer charge prisoners $2.00 per day for their meals. According to Sheriff Antonio Estrada, the pay-for-food policy resulted in prisoners abusing both the system and other prisoners. Since indigent offenders still received meals, some prisoners would keep their jail accounts empty while having …

 

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