cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20747975

There are over 100 Myanmar nationals who, despite having completed their sentences and paid all their fines for illegally staying in Manipur State, are still being held at Imphal Prison. Their families are allowed to contact them once a week.

Family members of those imprisoned say they are facing difficulties in raising 50,000 rupees because they have been fleeing conflict and lack stable employment.

  • @NOT_RICK
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    206 months ago

    Most people in the US can’t afford an unexpected $600 bill, let alone refugees from an impoverished country that have been incarcerated. Cruel

    • Anime [ghb/4mmc,[h
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      -246 months ago

      Most people in the US can’t afford an unexpected $600 bill

      This is just totally fake lol. Most people can afford an unexpected bill of 600 bucks

        • @[email protected]
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          -56 months ago

          Your source says 40% would struggle which is a higher threshold than couldn’t but that means 60% would not struggle to pay.

          • @NOT_RICK
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            46 months ago

            If we’re being pedantic the article says 400 dollars. 600 is 50% more

          • Drusas
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            136 months ago

            You’re either trolling or completely out of touch/ignorant on the subject.

            • @NOT_RICK
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              96 months ago

              They DM’ed me calling me broke and accused me of living in a ghetto with a brutal misspelling, 100% trollin

              • Fuck spez
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                16 months ago

                You can’t just tell us that without sharing the misspelling.

                • @NOT_RICK
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                  6 months ago

                  Guetto

                  look that up on urban dictionary for an extra laugh

                  • Fuck spez
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                    36 months ago

                    IDK man, Hanlon’s razor being what it is, I choose to believe they’re just a fucking moron.