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We’re Hiring: Administrative Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY The Fines & Fees Justice Center (FFJC) is seeking an Administrative Assistant with a proven track record of supporting multi-leader teams through high-level organizational and administrative expertise. This …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 4: Automated Traffic Enforcement

This is the final installment of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 3: Ability-to-Pay Practices

This is the third of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state and …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 2: End Justice Fees

This is the second of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state and …

2025 Legislative Roundup Part 1: Free to Drive

Over the next two weeks we will be releasing a four-part series offering an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license restrictions, state and local fee elimination, ability-to-pay practices, and automated traffic enforcement.

Part 6 – Trapped by Design: How Court Debt Devastates Lives

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst & Lara Weissman, 2025 Communications Intern This is the final blog in our six-part series on how advocates can turn data into action. If …

Part 5 – Ending the Debt-to-Arrest Pipeline: Why It’s Time for Warrant Reform

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst This is part 5 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to to Court Fines and Fees. Each post …

Part 4 – Fines and Fees: A Risky Source of Revenue for Governments

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst & Lillian Patil, Senior Analyst, State & Local Budgets This is part 4 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s …

Part 3 – State and Local Budgets Should Not Be Financially Dependent on Crime

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst & Lillian Patil, Senior Analyst, State & Local Budgets This is part 3 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s …

Part 2 – Exposing Fee Traps: Tracking Court Costs in Your Community

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst This is part 2 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to to Court Fines and Fees. Each post …

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