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Statutory Forfeiture of Prison Cash Upheld
The court of appeals for the Fifth circuit upheld the confiscation of $2,197.40 in cash from a Florida prisoner. Court held that a state statute allowing forfeiture of cash found in prisoners' possession was unconstitutional. As a general rule, forfeiture of prisoner funds absent a statute allowing such will be ...
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