Constitutional Law
Oct. 1, 2003
Failure to Pay Interest on Inmate Trusts Is a Takings
SAN FRANCISCO - Denying California prisoners interest on their inmate trust accounts violates the Fifth Amendment's "takings" clause but it will take a case-by-case review to determine if any individual inmate is entitled to compensation, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
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