Prison At $249 per day, leave people deep in debt

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two decades after her release from prison, Teresa Beatty feels she is still being punished.

When her mother died two years ago, the state of Connecticut put a lien on the Stamford home she and her siblings inherited. It said she owed $83,762 to cover the cost of her 2 1/2 year imprisonment for drug crimes.

Now, she’s afraid she’ll have to sell her home of 51 years, where she lives with two adult children, a grandchild and her disabled brother.

At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt

by: PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Posted: Aug 27, 2022 / 04:35 AM PDT Updated: Aug 28, 2022 / 01:07 AM PDT