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PODCAST: CT charges its prisoners — and the financial impact can be life changing

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Tracy DeSenti looks at a photo of her late husband Billy DeSenti at her rental home in Hamden on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. After Billy, who spent time in prison for drug, assault and larceny charges, died in 2023, she learned she owed the state of Connecticut over $232,000 for his prison debt and was forced to sell their house. " data-large-file="https://ctmirror.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PRISON-TRACY-0924-SG-06-771x578.jpg" /> Ginny Monk discusses her story, written with Andrew Brown, about a law allowing the state to charge people for the cost of their incarceration.

First report: They served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived. — ctmirror.org, 1d

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