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The End Justice Fees Campaign celebrates Governor Phil Scott for signing H.635 into law.
The End Justice Fees Campaign celebrates Governor Phil Scott for signing H.635 into law.
VERMONT – Late last month, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.635, a bill eliminating the Vermont Department of Corrections’ supervisory fees. Supervision fees are recurring fees…
Press Release: FFJC Launches National Initiative to Help Courts Improve Fine and Fee Practices
Press Release: FFJC Launches National Initiative to Help Courts Improve Fine and Fee Practices
Contact: Michael Paul Jackson, Fines and Fees Justice Center mjackson@finesandfeesjusticecenter.org The Court Engagement Initiative helps judges hold people accountable effectively…
Press Release: Priya Sarathy Jones Selected as Member of the Council on Criminal Justice
Press Release: Priya Sarathy Jones Selected as Member of the Council on Criminal Justice
Washington, D.C. – Priya Sarathy Jones, co-executive director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center, has been elected as a member of the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), a nationa…
Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to Court Fines and Fees
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…
FFJC Appoints Priya Sarathy Jones as Co-Executive Director
FFJC Appoints Priya Sarathy Jones as Co-Executive Director
In less than seven years since its founding, the Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) has grown from a conversation across a dining room table into a national bipartisan movement t…
How Did New Mexico Make Major Reforms? We Put the Right People at the Table.
How Did New Mexico Make Major Reforms? We Put the Right People at the Table.
FFJC’s advisory board model is more than just a means of prioritizing New Mexican voices within reform. It also serves as an incubator for budding advocates who are perfectly posit…
FFJC Statement: DOJ’s Latest Letter On Fines and Fees Officially “Puts State and Local Courts on Notice”
FFJC Statement: DOJ’s Latest Letter On Fines and Fees Officially “Puts State and Local Courts on Notice”
Today, the United States Department of Justice issued a revised and updated “Dear Colleague” letter, advising state and local courts that their fines and fees practices are profoun…
National Campaign to Eliminate Justice System Fees Launches Today
National Campaign to Eliminate Justice System Fees Launches Today
National Campaign to Eliminate Justice System Fees Launches Today New poll reveals 62% of U.S. voters support fee elimination Today, a bipartisan coalition spearheaded by the Fines…
Burgeoning Movement for Fines & Fees Reform Gets $5 Million Boost from MacKenzie Scott
Burgeoning Movement for Fines & Fees Reform Gets $5 Million Boost from MacKenzie Scott
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 sy…
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.
