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Iowa Prisoner Entitled to Due Process in Seizure of Money

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Money/Property, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Restitution, Trust Accounts. Location: Iowa.

The Supreme Court of Iowa held that money in a prisoner's trust account is
protected property and funds for restitution cannot be deducted without a
due process hearing. A procedural amendment to the IDOC's restitution
collection policy allowed for monetary deductions from all sources rather
than just institutional wages, which …

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