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2025 Legislative Roundup Part 4: Automated Traffic Enforcement
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 4: Automated Traffic Enforcement
This is the final installment of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver…
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 3: Ability-to-Pay Practices
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 3: Ability-to-Pay Practices
This is the third of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license r…
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 2: End Justice Fees
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 2: End Justice Fees
This is the second of our four-part Legislative Roundup series, which offers an in-depth analysis of each core area of FFJC’s reform efforts including: debt-based driver’s license…
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 1: Free to Drive
2025 Legislative Roundup Part 1: Free to Drive
The 2025 legislative session was a challenging and successful year for fines and fees reform. There were significant wins, continued steps forward, and more bipartisan momentum aro…
Part 6 – Trapped by Design: How Court Debt Devastates Lives
Part 6 – Trapped by Design: How Court Debt Devastates Lives
By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst & Lara Weissman, 2025 Communications Intern This is the final blog in our six-part series on how advocates can turn data into acti…
Part 5 – Ending the Debt-to-Arrest Pipeline: Why It’s Time for Warrant Reform
Part 5 – Ending the Debt-to-Arrest Pipeline: Why It’s Time for Warrant Reform
By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst This is part 5 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to to Court Fines and Fees. Each…
Part 4 – Fines and Fees: A Risky Source of Revenue for Governments
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 Machi…
Part 3 – State and Local Budgets Should Not Be Financially Dependent on Crime
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 Machi…
Part 2 – Exposing Fee Traps: Tracking Court Costs in Your Community
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…
Part 1 – Translating National Data Into Local Action
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…
