> per day you’re actually incarcerated. It’s not a “rehabilitation friendly” policy due to the effects on your finance after release, but it may be argued it amplifies the deterrent — “if you don’t want to do the time (and pay); don’t do the crime”.

Arguably, it generates the opposite behavior in some folks: "Well, my circumstances are bad, so I may as well always do bad since there's no upside to participating in society since I'm permanently screwed."