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Rethinking How Law Enforcement Is Deployed

To mitigate the risk of harm, municipalities have tasked non-law enforcement responders with addressing nonviolent social and medical issues and narrowed police discretion and duties in traffic enforcement. Many have …

Eliminating Discriminatory Fines and Fees: Learning from San Franscisco

In New York City, fines and fees provide the city with more than $2 billion in revenue each year. However, many of these fines and fees fall on lower income …

RI opens path for former inmates to break impoverishing cycle of court fees and fines

Many Rhode Islanders are saddled with debt after incarceration, making reentering into their communities difficult. After the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, Rhode Island’s Supreme Court Committee on Racial …

Eliminating fees in the Alameda County juvenile justice system meaningfully reduced financial burdens on families

Parents and families are typically responsible for the financial responsibilities imposed on minors by the juvenile justice system. In 2018, California became the first state to repeal administrative fees in …

2021 Driving Injustice: Consequences and Disparities in North Carolina Legal and Traffic Debt

An increase in fines, fees, and license suspension for traffic tickets, infractions, and misdemeanors has created a vicious cycle of court debt. People who do not pay their debt within …

Why Inequitable And Burdensome Court-Issued Fines And Fees Are A Health Issue—And What Health And Policy Leaders Can Do About It

Social determinants like court debt can negatively influence an individual’s health. Through healthcare hotspotting, the Rutgers Law School/Camden Coalition, Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) serves individuals with various medical and legal issues …

Rethinking How Law Enforcement Is Deployed

Eliminating Discriminatory Fines and Fees: Learning from San Franscisco

RI opens path for former inmates to break impoverishing cycle of court fees and fines

Eliminating fees in the Alameda County juvenile justice system meaningfully reduced financial burdens on families

2021 Driving Injustice: Consequences and Disparities in North Carolina Legal and Traffic Debt

Why Inequitable And Burdensome Court-Issued Fines And Fees Are A Health Issue—And What Health And Policy Leaders Can Do About It

Discounts for People Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco

San Francisco’s Financial Justice Project: Reducing the burden of fines and fees on San Franciscans with low incomes

Reducing Fines and Fees for Low-Income Drivers: Improving California’s Online Ability-to-Pay System

Seattle receives national recognition for preventing crashes with lower speed limits