Nevada suspends policy raiding inmates accounts, taking 80 percent of money

The Nevada Board of Prison Commissioners temporarily suspended a policy that allowed inmates’ accounts to be raided and 80 percent of money sent to them by their families to be seized.

Though the Nevada Department of Corrections temporarily approved the policy Sept. 1, the board, which includes Gov. Steve Sisolak, Attorney General Aaron Ford and Secretary of State Barbara Cegasvke, had been expected to formally approve it during Thursday’s meeting.

Instead, Sisolak asked for the board to revisit the policy at a later date in order to gather more information, but also didn’t think the 80 percent deduction should continue in the interim.

“I’m not comfortable with this being in effect right now until we take action,” Sisolak said.

Read more: https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2020/10/08/nevada-suspends-policy-raiding-inmates-accounts-taking-80-percent-of-money/