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Opinion: San Francisco’s justice system gets a little more just.

Under the leadership of newly elected Mayor London Breed, San Francisco Treasurer Jose Cisneros and the Financial Justice Project, San Francisco just became the first American jurisdiction to abolish its …

Opinion: American courts should not be turned into revenue machines

In this op-ed for The Hill, FFJC Co-Directors Lisa Foster and Joanna Weiss explain how fines and fees damage public safety & harm low-income communities of color: “Using fines and fees …

Opinion: City Must Stop Using Incarcerated People as Revenue Source

FFJC Co-Director Joanna Weiss worked with #CLOSERikers Campaign Coordinator Brandon Holmes to publish this op-ed in the Gotham Gazette. Together, they argue that New York City should end the practice …

Opinion: Jeff Sessions has endorsed an unconstitutional fine on the poor

In this op-ed for the Washington Post, FFJC Co-Director Lisa Foster explains the harms inflicted by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ refusal to ensure that the Constitution is enforced in local and …