If an inmate publishes a book while in prison, what would happen to the proceeds of any sales? To the victim?
545702
It depends on the book.  Books which have nothing to do with the crime for which the person is in jail should be fine.  But when prisoners make money telling about their crime many states require the proceeds (in some cases 100%) to go into a victim's fund.
617943
There are no reasonable cons (pardon the pun).  Either a person makes a difference and contributes to society and the betterment of everyone or a person is a criminal and takes from others.  Unless a prisoner changes his or her attitude to respect others, society will lose.
566321
No.  How would writers and publishers make any money?  No one is going to pay for a book that they can get for free.
1036426
WOW you picked a subject that is really all over the board. We really only hear of the big paydays for ANN Rice or for the Harry Potter books but it really goes from where the author loses money by publishing his own books to the millions for s top best seller. I have published some stuff but have always been in the red. I have talked to publishing companies but its like record contracts I wouldnt see a dime till after the first 300,00 are sold. I have a friend who writes those supermarket books you see at the checkouts IE: horescopes , weight loss, true love etc. but he only makes a few hundred for each one ( although he can knock one out in a night) so really there is no definate answer for your question it depends on subject , how large the target readership is , how badly a company wants it, your track record ( how meny top sellers you have had in the past) etc.\nanyway great luck\nMike
253719
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=1919&IssueNum=97\n\nThe author of that article and the attornies mentioned in the story...the ruling on that suit is pending, but the Federal Judge is leaning towards the Plaintiff (that's the inmates, in this case)
278249
Since writing is your source of income, it depends on how well your book does. its pretty risky, since most books do badly and even if u get a bestseller you dont get that much money because of printing contracts.
831451
If the prisoner chose to use it. What about if they don't?
962604
Good luck!It's not gonna happen,the prison won't tell you if the person is in there.They cannot give out that type of information.They will assume you are trying to help the person break out or are after the person for some type of vendetta.
396076
hopefully to criminal goes to jail
444716
Jail if they find out.
798250
By "paying", do you mean restitution?  If that's it, then most people who are incarcerated and have to pay restitution, do so after they get out.  The time that they get is repayment for breaking a criminal law.  The payment, if it's restitution, is the civil part to make the victim "whole" again.  Unfortunately, in this country, the criminal justice system has a way of only looking out for itself.  So, in the end, you may have to keep up with when the offender is released and then go after them in civil court.  The down side to this is that most newly released offenders who spent considerable time, either disappear or else never amount to anything afterwards which would keep you from collecting a penny.  Good Luck!
511519
probably the law? if you saw your work in a magazine, that producer/publisher would not only look really bad, but they'd be in some serious trouble. You could sue for theft of property...they dont want to deal with that stuff, i imagine!
290466
you lose the case you go to jail probably
933777
A class 4 felony is low; I doubt a theft (stealing without trespassing, shoplifting, force or coercion)  grand or small would land someone in prison.  Justice is blind, and that is supposed to be a good thing.  Violations (speeding, domestics, disturbance of the peace etc) do not go an ones permanent record.  \n\nHow did your friend violate the Pawnbrokers Act?  My guess is did not get a license to open up shop, so that means he failed to pay $60 for the license and did not provide the $2000 deposit to the town government.  Did he open another shop?  That would be another way to violate the act, by setting up a monopoly on the collateral business.     \n\nIn any case, it sounds like he won't go to jail.  He won't go to prison no matter what (prison, is for sentences beyond 1 or 2 years depending on the state or province)  I see a misdemeanor - contempt of court - and a suspended sentence based on that.
697506
Very little.   Who's going to testify?   Prison is all about politics, trading and favors (hmmm, sounds like Washington DC, doesn't it?).   Say somebody shanks somebody in the yard.   Why did it happen in the first place?   Lover's quarrell?   Or did the shankee stiff someone else on a deal?  Is he going to tell?   The shanker sure as H isn't.  \n\n The other guys aren't going to piss of the shanker by ratting him out, unless they can do it later secretly to get themselves some good time points.    And the Staff would be crazy to take anyone's word for anything.\n\nIf caught, most get put in the hole for a little while.   Hurting another inmate is not like stabbing an old woman on the street.   No one cares except the inmate's family.    Fights and stabbings are common, and no big deal.   After all, it's prison. \n\nThere are no stats for this, this is just daily reality in prison.    Good luck with your paper.
479991
They are booked into jail to serve their time, or they are bailed out and given a court date to appear to answer to what they are accused of. If they can't make bail money, then they won't be released and will have to stay in jail until their court date. As to what goes on inside of jail, I can pretty much assure that it is nothing pleasant. Think of being caged up like an animal and having no freedom of your own...not even  what you want to eat.
644643
This is the least of your worries unless you are actively buying from him.  I would not be so much concerned about possible jail sentences for him but more about the probability that his activities could attract a criminal element and that this could affect you in a bad way.  If I knew something like this was going on next door to me I'd send an anonymous tip to the police.