tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4058244156814645675..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Free Money, Come Get It! Why not tax out of state prison inmates?Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87698101679729380372008-01-11T08:44:00.000-06:002008-01-11T08:44:00.000-06:00Votes affect politics far less than money these da...Votes affect politics far less than money these days. If the private prisons have lobbyists, this wouldn't pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75355340668943892582008-01-10T22:07:00.000-06:002008-01-10T22:07:00.000-06:00Just release low level offenders! Keeping someone...Just release low level offenders! Keeping someone in prison for years on end for a victim less crime costs money and that individual doesn't pay taxes.<BR/><BR/>Just the normal taxes paid by releasees would boost the State's coffers far more than a questionable fee charged for out of State prisoners housed in the State.<BR/><BR/>BTW - As far as I know, the Interstate Compact is only for parolees and probationers. Not for anyone in custody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58762558804840151142008-01-10T16:13:00.000-06:002008-01-10T16:13:00.000-06:00What about federal and interstate compact prisoner...What about federal and interstate compact prisoners? If there is no reciprocal agreement they have to pay the other state whatever they charge if they house a prisoner in another state prison. Federal prisoners are a more complicated problem because Texas is such a large state. <BR/><BR/>I can understand why they would want to tax prisoners in private prisons but if try to tax county jail prisoners they could find teeth marks in their butts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26011552152405962062008-01-10T14:36:00.000-06:002008-01-10T14:36:00.000-06:00TDCJ doesn't house inmates sentenced in other stat...TDCJ doesn't house inmates sentenced in other states, JSN. <BR/><BR/>Those are all private prisons and (occasionally) county jails taking those prisoners.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78419749573112989392008-01-10T14:06:00.000-06:002008-01-10T14:06:00.000-06:00The difference between what they charge and what i...The difference between what they charge and what it costs to have an extra inmate is income for the DOC. Tax money goes into the general fund so from a legislative point of view a tax seems like a good idea.<BR/><BR/>The Texas DOC is competing with other states and private prisons for the income from out-of-state prisoners. You can bet the DOC's competition will make an issue about the tax and there could be a loss of income as a result.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com