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PLRA-Based Garnishment Used to Collect Court Costs for Defendant

The court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that the method for garnishing a prisoner's trust fund set forth in the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) and codified at 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(f)(2)(A), (B) and (b)(2), may be used to collect costs awarded to prevailing prison officials.

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