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WV: Money Sent By Family to Prisoners Subject to 40% Deduction, Despite Rule To the Contrary
On June 8, 2016, the West Virginia Supreme Court held that funds received by prisoners from family and friends are considered "earnings" and thus subject to the deductions mandated by W. Va. Code 25-1-3c(c)(1) (2005), even though a department of corrections policy specifically excludes those funds from mandatory deductions. The ...
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