Getting out

# Money and restitution

Restitution does not end with your sentence. Missed payments are a supervision problem before they are a financial one.

It follows you

## Restitution does not end with your sentence

Payments continue after release, typically as a condition of supervision, on a schedule based on your income. Interest may accrue. Tax refunds can be intercepted against the balance.

The work

## What to do

- Know the exact balance and the exact payment schedule, in writing;
- pay on time and on the record, because a documented history of consistent payment is the thing that supports later modification;
- if your income changes materially, ask for the schedule to be revisited rather than simply falling behind;
- and file your taxes, including any years you missed, because unfiled returns compound into a much larger problem.

Do not treat the balance as an abstraction to be dealt with later. Missed payments are a supervision problem before they are a financial one.

Keep reading — part 9 of 12

### [Health](/going-in/getting-out/health)

The gap at release is the risk. You leave with a limited supply of medication and no established provider.

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