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Santa Fe City Council Approves Ordinance Limiting Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions Councilors Urge State Lawmakers to Reach Statewide Fix Santa Fe – The Santa Fe City Council unanimously approved a …

Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Increasing Access to Payment Plans for Fines and Fees With Bipartisan Support in Florida’s Legislature, New Law Will Increase Revenue and Keep Safe Drivers on the …

The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) and REFORM Alliance are co-releasing a new publication revealing the widespread imposition of probation and parole supervision and programming fees in nearly all 50 U.S. states.

FFJC Op-Ed: Policing-for-Profit Undermines Public Safety. This Town Shows A Better Way. By Chief James Small (police chief and public safety director of Palmyra, Wisconsin) and Joanna Weiss, co-director of …

FFJC has published a series of local policy guides to help local leaders eliminate fees, reform debt-based license suspensions, and end the predatory costs of goods and services in jails.

The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) announced today a $5 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott that will support its efforts to eliminate fees in the justice system, ensure that fines are equitably imposed and enforced, and end harmful collection practices.

Are you living in a rural community in Nevada? Have you come into contact with the court system because of a ticket, court fees, or petty misdemeanor? We want to hear your story.

By Leah Nelson (research director at the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice) and Priya Sarathy Jones, national policy and campaigns director at the Fines and Fees Justice Center. Since news broke last …

Feed Your Family or Fund the Courts? The Link Between Fines, Fees, and Food Insecurity By Sarah Couture, FFJC Florida State Director Food insecurity can affect almost anyone. And while we …

New Mexico House Passes Bill Streamlining State’s Court Fee System Bill Would Save State Money, While Protecting New Mexicans From Insurmountable Debt Today, the New Mexico House of Representatives overwhelmingly …