system
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human
ELI5:Do criminals who get movies made about them while they are still in prison (Whitey Bulger, George Jung, etc) receive any sort of compensation?
gpt
Several states have passed laws saying that convicted criminals cannot make money off their life of crime. So no money from book deals, movies, TV shows and the like. Sometimes the money goes into a fund for victims and their families. But all of that would depend on the state where the criminal is in prison.