亚利桑那州探监需收费 一次25
<p>美国亚利桑那州自今年7月20日起实行一项新规，要求到州立监狱探视亲友的人每次缴纳25美元的背景审查费，并称收取费用是为了保障囚犯的安全，同时还会用于十所州立监狱的维护。据悉，到州立监狱探视的申请需要提前60天，25美元背景审查费一旦收取概不退还。不过，新规实施前已经获准探视者、未满18岁者、囚犯的养父母以及只申请电话探视者均无需缴纳此项费用。美国一个监狱改革组织为此对该州监狱系统提起诉讼，称此项收费违反宪法，增加了普通民众的负担。也有人担心，这项规定可能会减少探视者的数量和探视次数，从而使犯人与亲友之间日益疏远，不利于犯人的改造。</p><p><span word="PJ">PJ</span> <span word="Longoni">Longoni</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shelled">shelled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="toiletries">toiletries</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="time">time</span> $25 <span word="background">background</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="incarcerated">incarcerated</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> 10 <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>.</p><p>“<span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> $25 <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inmate">inmate</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>.”</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corrections">corrections</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arbitrary">arbitrary</span>, <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>. <span word="Corrections">Corrections</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>.</p>
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