Lets make criminals pay for their bad deeds.
With correctional costs skyrocketing in recent years, the notion that offenders should contribute to their own supervision has gained widespread political and public support. By 1988 as many as 48 states collected some type of correctional fees. While the numbers of states charging fees is on the increase, the idea is not new. In 1846 Michigan enacted the first correctional fee law in the country. This bill would allow for the garnishment of permanent fund dividend checks as a method of collecting probation and parole fees.