ABILITY TO PAY MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN ORDERING RESTITUTION AS A SPECIAL CONDITION OF PROBATION
It’s often said that there are no debtors’ prisons in the U.S., and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has just done its part to ensure that Massachusetts continues that proud tradition. The case, released on August 8, 2016, is Commonwealth v. Henry. The facts of Henry are that the defendant probationer was working at a…