We’re Hiring: Operations Associate
POSITION SUMMARY The Fines & Fees Justice Center (FFJC) is seeking someone with strong organizational and administrative skills to join the team as an Operations Associate. This is an entry …
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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 …
No Price on Connection: How New York Made Prison Calls Free — And What Comes Next
By Derrell Frazier, Senior Advocacy and Campaigns Strategist – New York On August 1, New York became the sixth state in the country to make all phone calls free within …
Press Release: Gov. Kevin Stitt holds Ceremonial Bill Signing for HB 1460, a Groundbreaking Law Ending Fees in Oklahoma
The broadest Republican-led fee elimination bill in history will improve the lives of millions of Oklahomans. Contact: Michael Paul Jackson, Fines and Fees Justice Center [email protected] OKLAHOMA CITY — Today, …
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 …
Part 1 – Translating National Data Into Local Action
By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst This is part 1 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to to Court Fines and Fees. Each post …
Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to Court Fines and Fees
This multi-part blog series will help advocates translate the data found in Imposing Instability into actionable messaging and steps you can use in campaigns for reform. Each blog will highlight key takeaways, connect national trends to what’s happening on the ground, and offer strategies to push for reform in your own community.
How Fines and Fees Hurt Women and Families: 6 Key Impacts
While many of us shop for flowers or plan brunches for Mother’s Day, millions of moms across the country are carrying a weight that no one should have to bear: unjust court debt.
Press Release: New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Parole Fee Elimination Bill Into Law
New Law Removes Financial Barriers to Reintegration and Prioritizes Families’ Basic Needs SANTA FE, NM – Yesterday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed SB 375 into law, a bill which eliminates …