Illinois Debtors Thrown In Jail: Lisa Madigan Working To Stop Debt Collector Arrest Warrants

As the weak economy continues to hit cash-strap­ped city and state government­s, some are passing the costs on to prisoners.  More than 20,000 Texas prisoners have been eating two meals a day on weekends since April, in a bid by the prison system to cut food-servi­ce costs, The New York Times reports.

The Department of Criminal Justice cuts are part of an overall plan to slash spending in Texas. Legislator­s passed a budget that reduced state spending by more than $15 billion and cut 5,700 jobs in the state, the Star-Teleg­ram reported.

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