$25 Prison Visit Fee. Am I wrong?

[Scanker19]

http://news.yahoo.com/visitors-arizo...151547011.html

It seems that I am among a few that agrees with this. Who's weird here?

[alxone]

http://news.yahoo.com/visitors-arizo...151547011.html

It seems that I am among a few that agrees with this. Who's weird here?

i dont have a problem with them charging for background checks on people who visit correctional facilities .

[Elhuero]

the government charging for what you already pay for via taxes!!!??

No way!

[alxone]

the government charging for what you already pay for via taxes!!!??

No way!

if i have to pay every time i buy a gun (from an ffl),all they get is a one time fee . sorry but i dont see the problem .

[mcantar18c]

While I don't disagree with charging asshats to visit asshats... I don't see why they're charging for one thing and using the money for an unrelated thing, nor why they collect that money from 15 prisons and only send it back towards 10 (unless those 5 don't need it).

[Scanker19]

Those five are privately owned. Like the CCAs or whatever they are called in CO.

[Fentonite]

Makes sense to me. Call it a tax if you want, I like it. I don't visit criminals, and I don't want to subsidize those that do. You want to visit scum?, pay your own way.

(likewise, I dont expect Boulderites to pay for my admission to a gun show)

[DD977GM2]

My response

There should be an Amendment mandating money paid to the facility or state for ANY visitation to a prisoner. As a taxpayer who funds these facilities that hold these SCUMBAGS, aka CRIMINALS, this would be one less "burden" I would have to worry about being taxed on and feeling my money is just being thrown down the toilet. You commit a crime, TS for you and your family. Should have thought of the consequences before you raised a criminal and if you are a criminal.

[sniper7]

I say they should pay. user fee. more guards, more electricity, more buildings, more cameras, more doors, more tables, more chairs, more security outside, more cement/asphalt and related maintenance etc etc etc.

call it a parking fee, not an admission or visitation fee, I don't care.

my only gripe is that the money should go to offset tax money received, maybe pay the guards salary or portion of it. anything to offset taxes. I want to see less and less taxes, less government.

[Drilldov2.0]

Excellent idea!

They should have to pay $25 to get in and $25 to get out each visit. Also the only road to the prison should be a toll road, with a booth every 25 feet.