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In 2005, about 90 percent of people in US jails were charged fees for numerous programs and services such as medical care, telephone use, per diem payments, and work release programs. Once on probation or parole, over 85 percent must pay fines, court costs, restitution, and fees for supervision. [1]
Restitution and unjust enrichment is the field of law relating to gains-based recovery. In contrast with damages (the law of compensation), restitution is a claim or remedy requiring a defendant to give up benefits wrongfully obtained.
A federal court, in determining whether to impose a term of probation and the length of the term and the conditions of the probation, is required to consider, to the extent these factors are applicable: the nature and circumstances of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant; the need for the sentence imposed to reflect ...
A court order is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. [2] Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case.
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997e, [1] is a U.S. federal law that was enacted in 1996. [2] Congress enacted PLRA in response to a significant increase in prisoner litigation in the federal courts; the PLRA was designed to decrease the incidence of litigation within the court system.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to reverse a lower court’s finding that the floating barriers were illegal.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese ...
The district court judge ordered $54,000 in restitution, split among eight victims. The judge stated, "restitution is mandatory pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2259 in the full amount of the victims' losses attributable to Defendant’s activities." [64] If split equally, each victim recovered $6,750, which is over double the $3,000 floor. [64]