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Rent For Prisoners

FOX 25 Morning News

Updated: Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011, 8:50 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011, 8:24 AM EDT

(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson was able to raise $750,000 in two years by charging inmates $5 a day rent to stay in his jail. However, the state's highest court shut down the program.

Now the sheriff is trying to reinstate the daily inmate fee. He joined FOX 25 Morning News to talk about his efforts.

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