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On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:10:05 -0400, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in
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Well, too bad. Don't want to enjoy a romantic interlude with Bubba tonight?
Don't hold up the 7-11 today.

I'd say you may benefit from having your moral compass reswung.
Clearly there is something causing it to deviate from the ethical and
just.


The intent of punishment for criminal behavior should be
rehabilitation, not vengeance. I believe restitution should play a
large role in sentencing. That way a criminal sees that s/he does not
benefit from their criminal acts, but compensates victims instead.


A fine idea. Who shall the criminal rob to come up with the compensation?


http://www.cdc.state.ca.us/Victims/d...ion_Survey.pdf
Increase the rate of restitution garnishment from inmates.The CDCR
collects restitution by garnishing inmate wages and trust
account deposits. Restitution garnishment rates have increased
from 20% in 2000 to 40% in 2005. In addition, regulations have
been adopted to increase them to 50% in January of 2007
(California Administrative Code, Title 15, Section 3097).Increases
in overall collections as a result of the increases in restitution
garnishment rates have been realized, as shown in the chart on
page 3




http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publica...lletin5/4.html
Attachment of State Payments to the Defendant

Some states allow by statute various state payments, which
ordinarily would first go to the defendant, to be used to satisfy
restitution orders. For example, Maryland and Wisconsin laws allow
a defendant’s lottery prize to be used to pay restitution.18 Iowa
requires that any witness fees paid to an inmate be applied toward
restitution.19 In Tennessee, 15 percent of the amount raised by
the sale of inmate arts and crafts must be applied to
restitution.20 Several states provide that whenever a prisoner is
awarded damages in a civil suit, the award must be used to pay
restitution.21

In Montana, any time a prisoner accumulates more than $200 in his
or her prison inmate trust account, the excess is forfeited and
used to pay any outstanding restitution.22 Similarly, Iowa law
requires its director of corrections to deduct restitution
payments, according to the inmate’s restitution plan, from the
inmate’s account, which consists of money received by the inmate
from any source.23

In some states, a defendant’s bond may be used to satisfy a
restitution order.24 Under an Illinois appellate court ruling,
courts may order that bond proceeds be applied to restitution even
when someone other than the defendant provided the money.25

Wages From Prison Work Programs

By law, many prison work programs must direct a portion of the
offender’s wages to the payment of restitution.26 Some statutes
apply only to programs within the prison,27 others to programs run
by private industry using prison labor,28 and still others to
work-release programs.29 Because California law requires a
deduction from prison wages for the payment of restitution, a
California appellate court has ruled that trial courts may presume
the payment of restitution from prison wages unless evidence shows
that a defendant would be ineligible.30