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IN: Take the money and . . . ? Despite law, schools get little of assets seized from crime suspects

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Take the money and . . . ? Despite law, schools get little of assets seized from crime suspects Tim Evans and Heather Gillers Star Watch Investigation- Indystar.com August 17, 2010 In Indiana, when police seize cash, luxury cars and other assets from criminal suspects, any proceeds that exceed law enforcements costs are supposed to go to the state's schools. But in 87 of Indiana's 92 counties -- including Marion and its surrounding counties -- that is not happening, an Indianapolis Star investigation found. Critics say a vague section of Indiana law dealing with how law enforcement costs are calculated allows police and prosecutors to keep virtually all the money that is forfeited -- a windfall some contend comes at the expense of Hoosier schoolchildren...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 20, 2010 (boomark / email).