[USA] Facing budget crisis, sheriff wants inmates to pay to be locked up / ABC Chicago, 9 February 2007
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5020383
Charles Thomas
"Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is proposing some ideas to generate revenue for the county as it faces a $500 million budget deficit. The sheriff wants criminals to pay to be locked up and to foot the bill for their own medical expenses. It is an idea that is getting some support."