Alliance for Safety and Justice - Crime Survivors Speak, 2016 ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY & JUSTICE ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE ABOUT ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), a project of the Tides Center, is a national organization that aims to …

Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution by Mark Wilson Supreme Court Vacates $3.4 Million Child Porn Restitution By Mark Wilson On April 23, 2014, the United States Supreme Court vacated a child pornography victim’s $3.4 million restitution award, finding that the Government failed to prove that defendant’s conduct …

Possession of Rape Video Warrants Restitution; Victim Awarded Over $1 Million Thus Far; Supreme Court Grants Cert. by When she was a little girl, Amy’s uncle videotaped himself raping her, then shared the video with other pedophiles. Now in her 20s, Amy (a pseudonym) is seeking restitution from everyone who …

IFRP Payment Schedule May Not be Delegated to BOP by Sentencing Judge by Derek Gilna The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that “where the sentencing court has failed to consider whether the defendant has the financial resources to pay restitution immediately, ordering immediate payment impermissibly …

Ninth Circuit Upholds BOP's Authority to Set Payment Schedules Under IFRP by Brandon Sample By Brandon Sample The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is free to use its Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP) to collect restitution from prisoners in amounts different than those set by a defendant's sentencing court, the …

MVRA Does Not Permit Victims to Intervene in Another Suit in Order to Collect Restitution by The Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) does not allow a victim to intervene into another suit in order to pursue the collection of restitution, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided …

Federal Restitution Law Failing Crime Victims by Michael Rigby by Mike Rigby A federal law meant to ensure that victims of violence, fraud and other property crimes are compensated for financial loss does not work as intended. According to the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) passed by Congress in 1996, …