Shit... my buddy in one of those private facilities gets cable and has an xbox. (xbox not provided by the prison)
EDIT: I think he said he get's paid 9 cents an hour? Sounds low, but I think that's what he said. Actually, I think he makes more than that, but some goes to pay stuff back. I also never knew when you send a prisoner money they take some of it for payment or some shit.
yah, same deal here.. guy is saying that if he puts money on the books, some of it goes toward the jails for them locking you up..
i also watch that show lockup raw on msnbc way more than any person should, and i just saw an episode where this guy got into trouble because he put money on another guys books and the dude ended up ripping him off and not giving the guy what he was deserved..
the po took the dude in the room and was talking to him, and he said you know the only reason why you ever put money on a different guys books was because you didn't want to pay your lock up fee, and the guy said yah, wtf would i want to pay to be locked up, you m effers were the ones who locked me up, i didn't ask to come here, blah blah blah, but yah, you definitely have to pay to be locked up.. i'm not sure on the amounts or anything though tbh, but i do know being locked up is not free..