People ex rel. Director of Corrections v. Edwards

The Illinois Department of Corrections (the Department) sued the defendant, Wayne Edwards, an inmate who was then incarcerated at Big Muddy Correctional Center, to recover costs incurred during the inmate’s incarceration. The defendant appeals the circuit court’s decision allowing the Department to attach $4,000 of a bank account in his name. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The defendant, who organized and supervised the wholesale and street-level retail distribution of heroin for the Chicago Black Souls street gang, was convicted of criminal drug conspiracy, and on January 9, 1998, he was sentenced to…