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Civil rights attorney: Using seized funds for prisoner study a legal gray area

Ben Giles//August 11, 2017//

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Civil rights attorney: Using seized funds for prisoner study a legal gray area

Civil rights attorney: Using seized funds for prisoner study a legal gray area

Ben Giles//August 11, 2017//

Profits from seized property are paying for the latest update to a study of Arizona’s prison population that prosecutors use to argue Arizona’s sentencing laws are working appropriately. The Maricopa...

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Tags: prisoners, Arizona, RICO, Bill Montgomery, Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council, civil asset forfeiture, Elizabeth Ortiz, APAAC, Maricopa County, Paul Avelar, Department of Corrections, Department of Justice, Institute for Justice, John Lott

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