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Posted inFinance, Inequality, Profiting from Prisoners

Lack of choice on high-fee inmate debit cards draws widespread criticism

Dozens of groups are calling on federal regulators to protect released prison inmates from steep fees they must pay to access their own money via prison-issued payment cards. People who are released from prison often receive their remaining wages and money sent by relatives on prepaid debit cards — a practice detailed in a Center […]

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