Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Department of Corrections
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 2007No. 78715-8PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 — Appellants John Anderson and Frank Nordlund are inmates at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center. Both were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole or release (LWOP). In recent years, each has received income from nonwork-related outside sources, including funds sent to them by family members. The Department of Corrections (Department) deducted 20 percent of those deposits for application toward Anderson’s and Nordlund’s court-ordered legal financial obligations (LFOs). They argue that these deductions violated RCW 72.09.480(7), which sets forth specific deductions to be taken…
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