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| Bill would remove ‘red tape’ for crime victims seeking restitution |
| By badgerherald.com- Marissa Haegele |
| Published: 02/18/2016 |
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A bill currently in the State Legislature would guarantee full restitution to crime victims in order to help cover more of the medical, property damage and counseling costs that victims often face following crimes committed against them. State agencies, such as the Department of Corrections, collect restitution from offenders and give it to victims, Jill Karofsky, Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Office of Crime Victim Service executive director, said. Under current law, such state agencies can extract their own surcharges, known as supervision fees, from this restitution amount. Ultimately, not all the restitution money reaches the victim. “You could be a victim of a crime and the judge would order the offender … to pay you back for the crime,” Karofsky said. “The offender would give a check every month to Department of Corrections, which would then take some of that money instead of giving you the full amount.” Read More. |
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