So, taxpayer paid housing then. But it’s ok because it comes with suffering. Seriously, I’m sure an apartment would be cheaper than jail and probably make everyone involved a lot happier. But no, that would be “socialism”. Besides, this way the jail can rent them out to McDonald’s. (I wish I was joking on that)
Here’s the one I saw the other day, but if you Google “inmate McDonald’s slavery” a bunch come up from other sources. Basically they pay minimum wage, the prison takes a cut, the prison also charges the inmates a fee, and the prison also withholds privileges if they refuse.