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Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption

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Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines.

Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: They're loving it

Carrie Kissell spent nearly three months on a sailboat after Airbnb told her she could live and work anywhere. "When the workday was over, I'd close my laptop and you know, go snorkeling," she says. Carrie Kissell hide caption

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Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: They're loving it

by Andrea Hsu

4 min

Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: They're loving it

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Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption

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Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

by Tilda Wilson

3 min

Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

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