... as a pathway to an incarceration stint because of its onerous conditions and other requirements. An emerging literature is examining how one of these conditions, legal financial obligations (e.g., fines, supervision fees, restitution), affect probation outcomes. However, this research is limited because data...

... the plain statutory language of the Code and extended the discharge exception to a restitution debt. The Court justified its action as deference to the interest of states in formulating laws designed to punish, deter, and rehabilitate offenders. In the wake of Kelly v. Robinson , debts characterized...

... release date, I received a court summons that claimed I had yet to pay thousands of dollars in restitution and fees; as a result, the court had set a hearing to decide whether my release date would be pushed back. I wrung my hands and rambled about how debtors prisons were supposed to be illegal. If I...

...Cortney E. Lollar Criminal restitution is a standard part of sentencing. As criminal restitution obligations have become more common, the contours of what constitutes “restitution” have expanded. A consequence of the rise in the number of restitution orders, as well as the growth in restitution...