Re:A $3B Silk Road seizure will erase Ross Ulbricht’s debt
by chimeracoder on Monday July 11, 2022 @03:07PM
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> You aren't required to pay for basic supplies, prison commissaries periodically give out hardship packages which include things like sample packages of soap and toothpaste, since withholding basic hygiene products is cruel and unusual punishment
You're describing the idealized scenario, which isn't exactly wrong, but it doesn't represent the reality that many prisoners actually live in. Yes, it varies - not every prisoner will have the same experience, even within the same prison - but having access to basic necessities is by no means a given in prison, and having wages garnished makes that much harder.
Garnishing prison wages is fucking brutal and stupid though. Prison laborers typically make less than a quarter per hour, so that isn't going to do shit in terms of repaying any debts, it's just a spite play to make someone's life miserable.
Honestly, if I was Ross I'd refuse to leave my cell and act insane till I got placed in solitary. In most prisons you can still have books in solitary, you just lose out on yard and TV access, which is still a great trade if you're getting regularly beaten and hate raped.