good ideas from springfield

i know what you're thinking and no it has nothing to do with the simpsons. the police chief of springfield, oregon is actually planning to charge inmates for room and board in the coming year because of the rising cost put on the taxpayers of oregon. sheriff joe has said that he is considering the charge for the maricopa jails. he says it won't be a hilton price but more along the lines of motel 6. he stated it will probably be around $60 a night.

and if they refuse to pay and go on another hunger strike for a while we save money anyway. so either way, we save money. springfield officials believe in the coming economic trouble the inmates fees could raise another $18,000 (a number for the phoenix area hasn't been released yet). so why not charge the inmates? now i don't know how springfield got there numbers or what size suite they got $60 from but motel 6's in the phoenix area are around $30 a night. and i know that tent city isn't close to motel 6 at all.


take a look at available hotel listings:




Cost: $30 per night







Cost: $60 per night