A Boring Dystopia

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TIL you can pay $100 per night for Premium Jail with more comfortable conditions (www.latimes.com)

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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've lived in the UK my whole life and I've never heard of this. I'm going to have to ask for a source because it really does sound like an urban myth.

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This was real until very recently.

Compensation for the wrongly convicted could be reduced by the savings on room and board you get for being locked up. Given how much money people spend on rent in the UK, this could massively reduce the compensation received.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66417103