Responding to A Bronx Justice News Report, Councilman Calls For Limit to Corporate Fees on Inmate Families
Councilman Keith Powers on Monday called for the limiting or removal of deposit surcharges imposed on prisoners’ families in New York City.
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Captive Market: Companies Earn Millions in Fees From NYC Prisoners’ Families, Despite Law Limiting Surcharges
Documents obtained by Bronx Justice News show money transfer companies are earning millions in surcharge fees from families of incarcerated New Yorkers, their profits boosted by a workaround of state laws meant to limit exorbitant fees.