Matheny v. Morrison.

• Position: Defendants alleges Bureau of Prisons of discretion - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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Matheny v. Morrison, 307 F.3d 709 (8th Cir. 2002). Two defendants appealed a district court decision that dismissed their habeas actions in which they claimed that the federal Bureau of Prisons, through its Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP), illegally set the amount and timing of payments toward the financial obligations that were a part of their federal criminal sentences. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the Bureau...