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Federal prisoners hold $100 million in government-run accounts, shielded from some criminal scrutiny and debt collection

The program run by the Bureau of Prisons has long frustrated law enforcement officials, who say it poses significant risks for abuse, money laundering and corruption, yet the agency has for years resisted efforts to change it.

Inmates store millions in accounts with little oversight: Report

Inmates store millions in accounts with little oversight: Report Al Jazeera English © A sign for the Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Monday, July 6. A sign for the Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center on Monday, July 6, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York [File: Mark Lennihan/AP Photo] The United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP) allows prisoners to hold large sums of money – in some cases up to $200,000 – in government-run accounts that face little scrutiny and are shielded from most court orders, according to a report by the Washington Post published Wednesday. There “are more than 20 inmate accounts holding more than $100,000 each for a total exceeding” $3m, a person with knowledge of the accounts who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the Post.

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