At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt

Aug 28, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    4% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    16% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    56% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"'œSo, instead of raising taxes, the solution was to shift the cost burden from the state and the taxpayers onto the incarcerated."
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-16% Liberal
"State Sen. John Kissel, the top Republican on the legislature's Judiciary Committee, said he opposed the repeal passed by the Democratic majority, but might support reforms like allowing inmates to pay off debt in installments."
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-18% Liberal
"Kissel said that while Beatty's situation tugs at one's heartstrings, 'u009cEverybody has issues."
Negative
-42% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : 'œSo, instead of raising taxes, the solution was to shift the cost burden from the state and the taxpayers onto the incarcerated.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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