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Washington 35% Statute Upheld in State Court
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1999
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1999, page 11
AWashington state appeals court upheld the constitutionality of two statutes which allow the seizure by the state of 35% of the wages prisoners earn and of the money sent in to prisoners from outside the prison system. The court held the laws do not violate various provisions of the state …
Filed under:
Double jeopardy (Hearings),
Sentencing,
Ex Post Facto,
Seizure of Prisoner Funds.
Location:
Washington.
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