Arson was involved but not for money gain. He has just been switched to minimum security prison. He want to take care of restitution when he get out. Not sure how to go about it. He has 4.5 yrs left and wants to ready himself for when he gets out. He has taken responsiblity for his actions and needs guidance. Big sister is trying to help any way I can.
2006-10-28 03:52:47 · 14 answers · asked by Big Sister 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
He should ask his lawyer or a counselor in the prison that's helping his rehabilitation. They should be able to direct him. While in prison, the prisoners are able to make money by working. He should look into that as well.
2006-10-28 03:55:52 · answer #1 · answered by Zoila 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He has to make restitution because someone somewhere is out that money. It could be an individual, a company, the taxpayers, the town, etc ...
He committed a malicious intentional act and he is lucky no one got hurt or killed.
Once his sentence is over and he is no longer under the courts jurisdiction, the restitution will be a civil order and will have been entered as a judgment against your brother.
Your brother will make payments to whomever he owes. It will be spelled out in the order. I doubt they expect to get all of their money, but they probably won't ever file a satisfaction just in case he wins the lottery or comes into a large sum of money at one point.
2006-10-28 15:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa, that's a bad spot to be in. But he's lucky in one respect: he has a sister that is looking out for him!
My guess is that you're in the US. As I'm in Europe, I can't give you any concrete tips. I have no idea whether filing for bankrupcy would work in a situation like this. But I'd say there must be people on the prison staff who prepare the prisoners for life after their sentence (we have them in Europe anyway). They might be able to give your brother some good advice.
Does he have any possibilities for education in prison? It would be best to try and learn some extra skills and get diplomas or certificates. It will be difficult enough (I would think) to get a job after having been 9 years in prison. The skills and job experience he has now will be outdated by then.
And the best thing for him will be to get a job when he gets out. That will give him the opportunity to pay back at least some of that money. And he will probably gain self-respect by having a job. When he gets out, I think he'd need structure in his life more than anything else. And a job can offer a lot of structure.
2006-10-28 11:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Judith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him if he will talk to the right people while he is in there they will teach him how to rob banks, that seems to be the only way he is ever going to come up with that much money. A convicted felon cannot get a good job and it would be impossible to pay that kind of money working in fast food. When your brother gets out hire him a lawyer and file Bankruptcy, it will be easy to show a bankruptcy judge that it would be impossible for a convicted felon to get a job paying that kind of money.
2006-10-28 11:00:47 · answer #4 · answered by daydoom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do whatever you can to help and pray for him. Maybe he will be forgiven but unlikely people of the world are totally unforgiving. When I get out of law school, i'll hire him if you look me up. And will help any way I can,
eg_ansel@yahoo.com, still have four years to go though,
2006-10-28 14:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by eg_ansel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest you give him emotional support, but don't try to bail him out with your own money. He needs to get a job and start paying back his debts on his own.
2006-10-28 10:55:03 · answer #6 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry but that is a lot of money and if I were in his shoes I'm not even sure how I'd start to repay over $600,000
2006-10-28 10:55:52 · answer #7 · answered by osunumberonefan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel for him he hasnt killed himself yet so thats a good thing as far as paying back that kind of money as well as being a felon theres only so much one can do
2006-10-28 11:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by simplemanmd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will try to garnish his wages to a certain point. He sounds like he got screwed, sorry sis.
2006-10-28 11:01:31 · answer #9 · answered by dollface 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the clerk of court and see what's required.
2006-10-28 10:55:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋