I too knew nothing about this and honestly find that frightening. How many other grotesquely perverse laws are on the books?

Someone needs to create a hall of shame for these laws index by federal and for every state.

This is perverse on so many levels. It’s not only ongoing punishment but it disincentivizes people from getting their lives in order and probably increases recidivism rates quite a bit. So in the end I wouldn’t be surprised if it costs more.