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Nevada Ends Exploitative Incarceration Costs While Laying Groundwork for Future Misdemeanor Reform
Nevada Ends Exploitative Incarceration Costs While Laying Groundwork for Future Misdemeanor Reform
FFJC Nevada together with our key partners across the state were able to successfully pass significant fine and fee reform in the 2023 legislative session with bipartisan support f…
Press Release: New Nevada Law Decriminalizing Minor Traffic Violations Takes Effect January 1
Press Release: New Nevada Law Decriminalizing Minor Traffic Violations Takes Effect January 1
January 1: New Law to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations Takes Effect Long-Sought Reform Will End Widespread Practice of Arresting & Jailing People Who Can’t Afford a Minor…
FFJC Op-Ed: Why Is the Nevada Department of Corrections Profiting off Struggling Families?
FFJC Op-Ed: Why Is the Nevada Department of Corrections Profiting off Struggling Families?
Most people probably assume that necessities like food and emergency medical care are provided for people locked up in prisons and jails. In Nevada, they come at a steep cost — and…
FFJC Embarks on Rural Nevada Listening Tour To Hear Real Stories Behind Fines and Fees
FFJC Embarks on Rural Nevada Listening Tour To Hear Real Stories Behind Fines and Fees
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.
Press Release: Nevada Driver’s License Law Takes Effect Today
Press Release: Nevada Driver’s License Law Takes Effect Today
On Friday October 1, Nevada’s SB219 takes full effect, ending the state’s widespread practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license when they cannot afford to pay fines an…
Press Release: Nevada Governor Sisolak Signs Two Crucial Fines and Fees Reform Bills
Press Release: Nevada Governor Sisolak Signs Two Crucial Fines and Fees Reform Bills
June 8th, 2021, Nevada Governor Sisolak has signed two pieces of legislation that will end Nevada’s widespread practice of issuing a bench warrant and suspending an individual’s dr…
Press Release: Nevada Legislature Approves Bill Ending Debt-Based License Suspensions
Press Release: Nevada Legislature Approves Bill Ending Debt-Based License Suspensions
The Nevada legislature approved a bill that would end the widespread practice of suspending an individual’s driver’s license when they can’t afford to pay fines and fees from a min…
Press Release: Nevada Legislature Sends Bill to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations to Governor Sisolak
Press Release: Nevada Legislature Sends Bill to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations to Governor Sisolak
The Nevada legislature approved a bill that would decriminalize minor traffic violations — making them civil infractions and ending the widespread practice of issuing warrants when…
FFJC Op-Ed: It’s Time for Nevada to Finally End Debtor’s Prisons
FFJC Op-Ed: It’s Time for Nevada to Finally End Debtor’s Prisons
This past year has forced many Nevada families to do more with less, all while facing job losses, school closures, and the health concerns of Covid-19. Though state officials enact…
Press Release: Nevada Assembly Passes Legislation to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations
Press Release: Nevada Assembly Passes Legislation to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations
Nevada Assembly Passes Legislation to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations Bill Would End Widespread Practice of Arresting & Jailing People Who Can’t Afford Minor Traffic Tic…
