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Under Asset Forfeiture Law, Wisconsin Cops Steal Families' Bail Money
05-21-2012
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Huffington Post
When the Brown County, Wis., Drug Task Force arrested her son Joel last February, Beverly Greer started piecing together his bail.
She used part of her disability payment and her tax return. Joel
Greer's wife also chipped in, as did his brother and two sisters. On
Feb. 29, a judge set Greer's bail at $7,500, and his mother called the
Brown County jail to see where and how she could get him out. "The
police specifically told us to bring cash," Greer says. "Not a cashier's
check or a credit card. They said cash."
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