The federal govt wants to steal from prisoners' families | Rattling the Bars

Incarcerated people across the US could find their commissary funds depleted by a new proposed policy from the Bureau of Prisons to automatically deduct three quarters of all funds prisoners receive from loved ones on the outside.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/159UcREG1CZjF6qTSEFCWD_GIgITgkgEb5msmQVCRuLI/edit?emci=6bc4546c-a4ac-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&amp;emdi=7a2bb795-0aae-ed11-994d-00224832eb73&amp;ceid=19815184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">If you'd like to help stop this new proposal from the BOP, click here for instructions on how to submit a public comment—Monday, March 13 is the last day to act.</a><br /><b></b><br />Tim Curry is the Policy &amp; Research Director at the <a href="https://finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fines and Fees Justice Center</a>.<br /><br />Jodi Hocking is the founder and Executive Director of <a href="https://www.returnstrongnv.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Return Strong</a>, a grassroots organization of families and loved ones of incarcerated people fighting for transparency, accountability, and communication from the Nevada Department of Corrections.<br /><br />Mark Ford is a formerly incarcerated person who won relief from the BOP's proposed deductions after advocates won a statutory cap on the new policy.<br /><b></b><br />Help us continue producing Rattling the Bars by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: <br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-rtb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-rtb</a><br /><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-rtb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-rtb</a><br /><br />Get Rattling the Bars updates: <a href="https://therealnews.com/up-pod-rtb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/up-pod-rtb</a><br /><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank"