West Virginia Public Broadcasting: Lawmakers Consider Taking On Parole, Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in 2020

According to a presentation to lawmakers from the Justice Action Network, a bipartisan group focused on national and state level criminal justice reform, 33 states have updated their laws for civil asset forfeiture since 2014. 

In West Virginia, Lauren Krisai with Justice Action Network said 90% of funds from civil asset forfeitures goes into a special law-enforcement investigation fund. She added Monday that there’s no limits or guidelines on how the money is spent. 

https://www.wvpublic.org/post/lawmakers-consider-taking-parole-civil-asset-forfeiture-reform-2020#stream/0

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