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First Circuit Lets BOP Take Prisoner’s Entire $10,956.36 Trust Account Balance for Restitution
Douglas Ankney
Prisoners beware: On June 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit refused to stop the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from “turn[ing] over the full amount” in a prisoner’s trust account to be applied toward “his outstanding restitution obligation.”
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