Poverty Penalties and Poverty Traps

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 Arkansas Ark. Code Ann. § 16-98-304(b) Cost and Fees

(1)The drug court judge shall establish a schedule for the payment of costs and fees. . . (7) Court orders for costs and fees shall remain an obligation of the

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offender with court monitoring until fully paid.

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 Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 209.4837(E)   Agreement for assignment and distribution of wages of offender; schedule of restitution.  
The agreement must contain a schedule of restitution payments to be made to all victims of crimes for which the offender is incarcerated and for which an amount of restitution
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was set pursuant to NRS 176.033. The payments may be made subject to such terms as the Director considers advisable.
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