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can someone in jail have a checking or savings account

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Luis Portella

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Sep 3, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/3/99
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Question:
1. Can someone in jail open and maintain a checking account?
2. Can someone in jail open and maintain a savings account?
3. Can someone in jail sign a Power of Attorney so that a party may open a checking or savings
account on his behalf?
Thank you for any help
L. T. Portella

nos...@isp.com

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Sep 3, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/3/99
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If by "Can . . . ?" you mean to ask whether a lawfully
sentenced/incarcerated prisoner has an absolute "right" to do what you
ask, the answer (as should be obvious to you) is, No. Except,
depending on some facts/circumstances you don't make clear, for Q.3
re. which the answer is, Maybe.

Depending on the reasons for the incarceration, the needs and other
circumstances of the prisoner, the jurisdiction involved, etc., etc.,
some versions of what you ask are not uncommon as a matter of
practice. E.g., in the well-publicized case of a recently
(re)incarcerated well-known actor, that he will be receiving
substantial income from outside sources during his imprisonment
virtually requires that all the options to which you refer occur for
him, and they are.

But viz-a-viz your nos. 1 and 2, bear in mind, on the one hand, that
the sorts of things a lawfully criminally-sentenced/incarcerated
person may do with her/his funds and the sorts of things/services s/he
may buy and bring into the prison may be (actually, will be) strictly
regulated by the terms of the sentence or the prison authorities, or
both and, on the other hand, that it is common for folks who have
access to economic means (a minority of those in prison) to establish
commissary accounts which may be replenished by friends/family to
enable the purchase (from the jail authorities) of snacks, candy,
soap, other personal effects, etc.

In sum: The answer in any particular case will depend on the classic
five "W"s and the "H" (i.e., the proposed wHO, wHAT, wHEN, wHERE, wHY,
and hOW).


psei...@hotmail.com

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Sep 3, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/3/99
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I disagree. While prison regulations would prevent an inmate from
possessing monetary instruments in jail, there is no reason why an
inmate could not open an account and have an agent operate that
account for him.

Michael Milken was even permitted to trade his own family's stock
positions while in federal prison. Normally you cannot continue to
operate a business while in jail, but there are a few exceptions.

And certainly, a person in jail can sign a power of attorney. Whether
or not a bank would accept such an instrument is another question. The
bank's rule of 'know your customer" is difficult to comply with if the
customer is in a cage.

McGyver

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Sep 3, 1999, 3:00:00 AM9/3/99
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People in jail can open and maintain checking and savings
accounts. They can be opened and maintained either by mail or by
power of attorney. However, people in jail are not ordinarilly
allowed to conduct a business, even though it would be possible
to do so by mail and phone and messages through visitors.

McGyver
http://www.DavidPhipps.com

nickt...@gmail.com

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Jun 10, 2017, 3:29:40 PM6/10/17
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I can answer that first hand from my own personal experience. Yes, an inmate can have bank accounts; while incarcerated.

pamela...@gmail.com

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Dec 14, 2017, 10:02:41 PM12/14/17
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Can you tell me how to go about it?

ctro...@gmail.com

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Jan 9, 2018, 9:39:41 AM1/9/18
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Obtain his social security number and open an online bank account ex: capital one 360. The only problem is, if this account defaults the inmate can prove they were incarcerated. Fraud would not be an issue, only if they can prove you tried to defraud the inmate, but if he consents via recorded conversation. Then it would be pretty hard for them to prove fraud. If you trust the person. I dont see why this would be an issue.

latoya...@gmail.com

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Jan 29, 2019, 10:42:40 PM1/29/19
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How did you go about name on bank card? Since some one else has to use it for you.

Victor Green

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Apr 7, 2022, 3:47:30 PM4/7/22
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On Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 9:42:40 PM UTC-6, latoya...@gmail.com wrote:
> How did you go about name on bank card? Since some one else has to use it for you.
Yes! I just opened an account for an incarcerated friend at Wells Fargo. I needed a Durable Power of Attorney, the inmate's Social Security Number and their Date of Birth

Tiffany Oliver

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Nov 6, 2022, 12:42:06 AM11/6/22
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Hello could you contact me, I am trying to do this for a friend who has a lot of money on is inmate trust account. My name is Tiffany-Marelle I can be reached at marelle.ol...@burntowt.com or 213-357-7315 Thank you

Tiffany Oliver

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Nov 6, 2022, 12:43:38 AM11/6/22
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On Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 12:29:40 PM UTC-7, nickt...@gmail.com wrote:
> I can answer that first hand from my own personal experience. Yes, an inmate can have bank accounts; while incarcerated.
Did you have it prior to incarceration or did you open it during incarceration?

Carlos Edward

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Nov 16, 2022, 3:04:40 AM11/16/22
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