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In California, 'Pay To Stay' Option Offers Upgraded City Jail Cells

NPR
Published March 9, 2017 at 1:34 PM PST

Alysia Santo of the Marshall Project talks about its joint investigation with the Los Angeles Times into "pay to stay" programs, where defendants can serve time in more comfortable jails for a fee.

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