The European Conservative reports that:
France’s Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin has unveiled plans to reintroduce a system requiring prisoners to contribute to the cost of their incarceration, as part of a broader effort to address rising violence and systemic issues in the country’s prison system.
[https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/french-justice-minister-wants-prisoners-to-pay-their-fair-share/]
In the UK, the government is rumoured to be considering a similar initiative.
A spokesperson explained:
Prison sentences should come with something like a Student Loan that prisoners must pay off in exchange for their rehabilitation.
The loan amount will vary. Prisoners who are classed as 'right-wing' or voted for Reform will have to pay more.
Trans prisoners will also have to pay more in order to fund their 'safe-spaces', which is only right and fair.