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Blood From a Stone: How New York Prisons Force People To Pay For Their Own Incarceration

The prison system amplifies the lack of commissary access to basic needs and telecommunications for the most disadvantaged people in prison and drains financial resources from them and their families. …

An Analysis of Citation Data from the City of Buffalo Speed Camera Program

In 2020, the City of Buffalo installed speed cameras in school zones around the city to reduce the number of crashes in areas where children are going to and from …

Independent Review: The City of Buffalo School Zone Safety Program & An Analysis of Citation Data from the City of Buffalo Speed Camera Program

The City of Buffalo installed 20 speed cameras as part of their School Zone Safety Program to reduce School Zone vehicle crashes. This analysis attempts to determine whether the City …

The Broad Scope and Variation of Monetary Sanctions: Evidence from Eight States

This study describes the findings from the Multi-state study of Monetary Sanctions, examining the systems of monetary sanctions operating in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Texas and Washington. …

The High Price of Using Justice Fines and Fees to Fund Government

The Vera Institute of Justice released a series of research reports detailing the fines and fees levied by government agencies in Florida and New York, the impact of fines and …

New York’s Ferguson Problem- How the state’s racist fee system punishes poverty, lacks transparency, and is overdue for reform

This paper shows how New York’s criminal justice fines and fees practices worsen racial disparities and punish low-income people.

Blood From a Stone: How New York Prisons Force People To Pay For Their Own Incarceration

An Analysis of Citation Data from the City of Buffalo Speed Camera Program

Independent Review: The City of Buffalo School Zone Safety Program & An Analysis of Citation Data from the City of Buffalo Speed Camera Program

The Broad Scope and Variation of Monetary Sanctions: Evidence from Eight States

The High Price of Using Justice Fines and Fees to Fund Government

New York’s Ferguson Problem- How the state’s racist fee system punishes poverty, lacks transparency, and is overdue for reform

New York Assembly Bill A7658A: Providing voice communication service to incarcerated people at no cost.

Driving While Black and Latinx: Stops, Fines, Fees, and Unjust Debts

Paying for Jail: How County Jails Extract Wealth from New York Communities

Fees, Fines and Fairness: How Monetary Charges Drive Inequity in New York City’s Criminal Justice System