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Article • February 4, 2015 • from PLN February, 2015
Texas: $100 Medical Copay for Prisoners Generates Less Revenue than Expected by Matthew Clarke In October 2011, when Texas enacted a law instituting a $100 annual copay for state prisoners seeking medical care, it was estimated the measure would generate $5.7 million in 2012 and help the cash-strapped state deal …
Thompson v. Dekalb County, GA, Settlement, Court Practices Target Poor, 2015 SETTLEMENT AGRJmMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims (hereinafter "Agreement") is made by and among DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA ("DeKalb County"); CHIEF JUDGE NELLY WITHERS, In Her Official Capacity as Chief Judge of the DeKalb …
Article • January 13, 2015
Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons by Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons An investigative report by Ohio's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed that a majority of the state's municipal courts are running modern-day debtors' prisons by jailing poor defendants who …
Article • January 13, 2015
Filed under: Money/Property, Tax Law
Prisoner Tax Refund Scam Thwarted at Arizona Prison by Derek Gilna Prisoner Tax Refund Scam Thwarted at Arizona Prison By Derek Gilna Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher announced in March 2013 that two men had been identified as carrying out a scheme to defraud the IRS by filing phony tax …
Article • January 12, 2015
Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases by Texas Counties Slowly Move Toward More Personal Bond Pretrial Releases   by Matt Clarke   In September 2012, about half of the 67,000 jail prisoners in Texas were detained awaiting trial. In 2010, incarcerating pretrial detainees cost taxpayers in …
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Prisoner Property
NY Court Awards Prisoner over $400 for Lost Property by NY Court Awards Prisoner over $400 for Lost Property A New York state prisoner won a verdict recovering the value of personal property that went missing after he was transferred between prisons. The court also ordered the state to reimburse …
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Prisoner Property
New York Prisoner Awarded $153 for Lost Property by New York Prisoner Awarded $153 for Lost Property A New York Court of Claims awarded $153 to a prisoner for property lost by prison officials. The judgment also provided for an interest award and recovery of filing fees. Prisoner Sheldon N. …
Article • January 12, 2015
Florida Pretrial Detainees Properly Charged “Subsistence Costs” by Florida Pretrial Detainees Properly Charged “Subsistence Costs” The Florida Court of Appeal for the Fourth District has upheld the constitutional application of a statue and a jail’s procedures allowing pretrial detainees to be charged “daily subsistence costs.” Pretrial detainees Thomas Solomos and …
Article • January 12, 2015
NY Prisoner Denied Knee Brace Wins $1,200 by NY Prisoner Denied Knee Brace Wins $1,200 Prevailing on one of his three claims, a New York state prisoner was awarded $1,200 damages after a Court of Claims trial found the state liable for not providing him with a needed knee brace. …
Article • January 11, 2015
Filed under: Trust Accounts, Commissary
CA Prison Canteen Price-Gouging Case Dismissed by CA Prison Canteen Price-Gouging Case Dismissed The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by state prisoners alleging that prison officials unfairly raised canteen prices to make up for money lost in an earlier …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Filed under: Trust Accounts, Commissary
Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen by Joe Watson Investigation Finds that Money Stolen from Oregon Prison Wasn’t Really Stolen by Joe Watson An Oregon State Police investigation has revealed that money believed stolen from the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) was actually right where …
Prison Bankers Cash in on Captive Customers by Daniel Wagner Prison Bankers Cash in on Captive Customers by Daniel Wagner Pat Taylor doesn’t believe in going into debt. She keeps her bills in a freezer bag under her bed, next to old photo albums, and believes in paying them on …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Filed under: Crime, Tax Law
Audit Finds Significant Increase in Fraudulent Tax Returns Filed by Prisoners by Audit Finds Significant Increase in Fraudulent Tax Returns Filed by Prisoners Prisoners are filing phony federal income tax returns in record numbers and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continues to pay refunds despite repeated warnings from the Treasury …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Debtors’ Prisons Prevail in Las Vegas, Thanks to Prosecutors and Casino Markers Law by Derek Gilna Anyone who has ever been threatened with jail or actually locked up for passing a bad check or …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
JPay Fined in Pennsylvania, Michigan for Operating without a License by JPay Fined in Pennsylvania, Michigan for Operating without a License As indicated in this issue’s cover story, JPay, a company incorporated in Delaware and based in Miami, Florida, and the industry leader in prison money transfer services, has been …
Article • December 3, 2014 • from PLN December, 2014
Report Spurs Investigation of Bank of America, JPMorgan Prison Deals by Daniel Wagner Report Spurs Investigation of Bank of America, JPMorgan Prison Deals Government auditors are investigating exclusive contracts held by Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to provide financial services inside federal prisons. by Daniel Wagner …
Article • November 17, 2014
Public Prisons, Private Profits by Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout When her daughter was first incarcerated in Arizona's Perryville State Prison, "Rae" sent her money orders bought at the local cash-checking place or from Walmart. But those took too long to clear, leaving her daughter without needed supplies, so she …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Booking Fees
Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge by Mark Wilson On January 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a challenge to a jail’s booking fee policy. The Village of Woodridge, Illinois …
Article • October 5, 2014
Filed under: Restitution, Juveniles
No Jury Determination of Oregon Juvenile Restitution by Mark Wilson No Jury Determination of Oregon Juvenile Restitution   by Mark Wilson   On October 3, 2013, the Oregon Supreme Court held that juveniles do not have a constitutional right to a jury determination of the amount of restitution they owe. …
Article • October 5, 2014
Willfulness Must be Proven to Violate Florida Probation for Failure to Pay by Willfulness Must be Proven to Violate Florida Probation for Failure to Pay   The Florida Supreme Court has held it is unconstitutional to make a finding of a probation violation without inquiring into the probationer’s ability to …
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