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Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can’t Be Deducted From Future Funds
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Prisoner Medical Co-Payment Fee Can't Be Deducted From Future Funds
by John E. Dannenberg
The Illinois Supreme Court held that the Illinois Department of Corrections' (IDOC) regulation levying a $2 medical/dental co-payment fee against an "indigent" prisoner's trust account and placing a hold on all future …
by John E. Dannenberg
The Illinois Supreme Court held that the Illinois Department of Corrections' (IDOC) regulation levying a $2 medical/dental co-payment fee against an "indigent" prisoner's trust account and placing a hold on all future …
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- Little State, Big Problems: Maine’s Prison Crisis Continues Unabated, by Lance Tapley
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- Final Report on Ohio Prisoner Reentry Study, by G.A. Bowers
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- Psych Evaluations Questioned Following D.C. Jail Suicides, by Matthew Clarke
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