Yes I replied to the $1500 one but the thread specifies being found guilty and "sentenced to 5 years".

I find it completely acceptable to charge an inmate money for his stay, people are against prison labor cause it makes it profitable for a state to have prisoners, which is true, but somehow the state has to recoup money it poured into an individual eating free and using public services without paying taxes for multiple years. You decided to commit the crime.

Now, I am against you being charged pre-sentencing, unless you are found guilty, in which case you should be charged for that pre-time as well.

> which is true, but somehow the state has to recoup money it poured into an individual eating free and using public services without paying taxes for multiple years

Please turn your business brain off. Society costs money to run - this is why we pay taxes. Your taxes routinely provide unpaid services to people because the benefits to society outweigh the costs.