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Massachusetts Court Enjoins Sheriff from Charging Jail Prisoners Assorted Fees
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2005
by Michael Rigby
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2005, page 13
Massachusetts Court Enjoins Sheriff from
Filed under:
Medical,
Medical Expenses,
Damages,
Seizure of Prisoner Funds.
Location:
Massachusetts.
Charging Jail Prisoners Assorted Fees
by Michael Rigby
The sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts, has been enjoined from gouging prisoners and their families on jail service fees in accordance with his Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP).
Under the program, prisoners in the Bristol County Jail ...
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