Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Jail Fees Leave People with Heavy Debts After Time Served

COLUMBUS—A new report by the ACLU of Ohio exposes how pay-to-stay jail fees trap low-income people in cycles of debt and incarceration. The report includes the first-ever analysis of all pay-to-stay jail fees in full-service jails across the state, and profiles the individuals whose lives have been ruined by large debts from their incarceration. “Pay-to-stay … Continue reading Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Jail Fees Leave People with Heavy Debts After Time Served