Using Behavioral Science To Create User-Friendly “Ability-To-Pay” Tools
By Shanelle Johnson, FFJC Senior Policy Counsel What does it mean to ask the question, can a person afford to pay the fines and fees assessed by the court? Many …
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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 and Fees Justice …
Press Release: New Report Sheds Light on Murky World of Electronic Monitoring Fees
New Report Sheds Light on Murky World of Electronic Monitoring Fees 1st-of-Its-Kind National Examination Reveals Widespread Imposition of Electronic Monitoring Fees Across U.S. Momentum to Eliminate Justice Fees Growing Among …
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 it’s struggling families on the outside who are paying exorbitant prices to provide for their incarcerated loved ones, while the Department of Corrections (DOC) makes outrageous profits.
Press Release: National Effort to Reform Local Fines & Fees Announces New City and County Champions
Cities and Counties for Fine and Fee Justice announces their latest members to the leadership network dedicated to pursuing bold fine and fee reforms.
Press Release: Santa Fe City Council Approves Ordinance Limiting Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
Santa Fe City Council Approves Ordinance Limiting Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions Councilors Urge State Lawmakers to Reach Statewide Fix Santa Fe – The Santa Fe City Council unanimously approved a …
Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Increasing Access to Payment Plans for Fines and Fees
Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Increasing Access to Payment Plans for Fines and Fees With Bipartisan Support in Florida’s Legislature, New Law Will Increase Revenue and Keep Safe Drivers on the …
Press Release: National Examination of Probation & Parole Fees Finds Widespread Imposition in Nearly All 50 States
The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) and REFORM Alliance are co-releasing a new publication revealing the widespread imposition of probation and parole supervision and programming fees in nearly all 50 U.S. states.
FFJC Op-Ed: Policing-for-Profit Undermines Public Safety. This Town Shows A Better Way.
FFJC Op-Ed: Policing-for-Profit Undermines Public Safety. This Town Shows A Better Way. By Chief James Small (police chief and public safety director of Palmyra, Wisconsin) and Joanna Weiss, co-director of …
Think Local, Act Local: How Cities and Counties Can Lead Fines and Fees Reform
FFJC has published a series of local policy guides to help local leaders eliminate fees, reform debt-based license suspensions, and end the predatory costs of goods and services in jails.