US EditionA Burden Lifted: Why One County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
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A Burden Lifted: Why One County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
This article was originally published by Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. On July 7, 2022, days after Chad LaVia was freed from a year of incarceration at the jail in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the county sent him a bill for $14,320 in “room and board” fees — $40 for each of the 358 days he’d spent inside. The invoice also reminded LaVia that he owed another $2,751.46 in fees …
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