Class Certified After Narrowing In Prison Release Debit Cards Lawsuit

Mealey's (June 16, 2021, 8:20 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon on June 8 denied certification of a nationwide class but granted certification of an Oregon subclass of those who suffered actual damages in a lawsuit concerning the fees associated with debit cards given to prisoners upon release loaded with the value of the cash that was confiscated from them at the time they were booked....