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Is it wrong to pay incarcerated people in jail? This Pennsylvania county says no

  • Written by Nancy La Vigne, Dean of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University - Newark
imageUnlike prison, jail confinement is primarily about custody and court processing, not punishment for convicted criminals. The Washington Post/The Washington Post Collection via Getty

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is experimenting with a policy that has drawn national attention and local skepticism: providing cash compensation to people confined in...

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