The Federation's prisons were divided into two types.
One was made up of prisons directly subordinate to the Federal Prison Administration, while the other consisted of prisons whose operations the Federal Prison Administration did not directly interfere with.
It sounded a little... complicated.
To put it plainly, only prisons managed by the Federal Prison Administration were "Public Prisons."
Prisons established by State Governments themselves, as well as those established by the Federal Department of Justice, were essentially all Private Prisons.
It sounded rather unbelievable, but that was simply the truth.
These Private Prisons were essentially no different from for-profit private prisons, except that for-profit private prisons required inmates to work.
Prisons established by certain government agencies, on the other hand, existed merely to ensure that certain special prisoners never slipped out of their sight.
Joanna's doctor was being held in a nameless prison built by the Federal Security Committee. It had only a number.
The prisoners held there did not need to work. They were given time outdoors every day, the food was good, and there was even a dedicated medical team.
The only drawback was that they might occasionally be summoned for questioning.
The doctor's case had been decided the week before last.
He had conspired with Joanna to embezzle and misappropriate the foundation's funds, and had initially been sentenced to ten years.
However, because he had actively admitted his crimes and was willing to compensate for part of the damage, and because the Prosecutor had pleaded for leniency, his final sentence was reduced to three years and six months.
His defense attorney had successfully applied for him to serve his sentence in a Private Prison. That way, he only had to pay one hundred and fifteen dollars a week to avoid labor.
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