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Washington 35% Law Struck Down, in Part

Loaded on Jan. 15, 1998 published in Prison Legal News January, 1998, page 10
Filed under: Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Social Security, Federal Statutory Law, Tax Injunction Act, Veterans. Location: Washington.
PLN has reported extensively on Wright v. Riveland , the class action lawsuit challenging Washington state statute RCW 72.09.480 [ PLN , Jun. Aug. Dec. 1996; May, 1997]. The law allows the DOC to seize 35% of all money sent to prisoners, regardless of the source. The district court had ...

 

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