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Seizure Of Federal Benefits By State Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that no part of a prisoner's Social Security
benefits or Veterans Administration benefits could be confiscated by the
state as reimbursement for incarceration costs. After the Arkansas
legislature passed the State Prison Inmate Care and Custody Reimbursement
Act (1981), allowing a prisoner's "estate"( which specifically ...
benefits or Veterans Administration benefits could be confiscated by the
state as reimbursement for incarceration costs. After the Arkansas
legislature passed the State Prison Inmate Care and Custody Reimbursement
Act (1981), allowing a prisoner's "estate"( which specifically ...
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