Welcome to FFJC’s digital library of resources related to fines and fees, also known as the Clearinghouse. Our repository of research and tools is curated and summarized by our Policy and Research team and includes key fines and fees research, litigation, legislation, policy analysis and guidance, and case studies. Use the search features below to find the information you need to drive reform.
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Debt Sentence: How Fines And Fees Hurt Working Families
This report shares the results of a national survey of over 5,600 adults to see how court-imposed fines and fees affect people across the country.
Debt Sentence: How Fines And Fees Hurt Working Families
Making Children Pay The Hidden Cost to Kansas of Juvenile Fees and Fines
Making Children Pay The Hidden Cost to Kansas of Juvenile Fees and Fines
Kansas imposes a wide range of fines and fees on youth at nearly every point in the legal process. Using data from court records, state and county financial reports, previous resea…
Seizing the Safety Net: Collecting Criminal Justice Debt with Tax Refund Offsets
Seizing the Safety Net: Collecting Criminal Justice Debt with Tax Refund Offsets
Focusing on Kansas as a case study, this report examines how federal and state governments seize income tax refunds to collect and pay off (“offset”) criminal justice debt. These t…
Low-Income Kansans Are Going Into Debt Because Unpaid Traffic Tickets Rack up Interest
Low-Income Kansans Are Going Into Debt Because Unpaid Traffic Tickets Rack up Interest
In Kansas, low-income individuals fall deeper into debt due to unpaid traffic tickets that accrue interest over time. When these fines remain unpaid, they are often transferred to…
Court Fines and Fees Hurt Kansas Children and their Families
Court Fines and Fees Hurt Kansas Children and their Families
When Kansans interact with the criminal justice system, even for minor offenses, they often face substantial fines and fees that impact family finances, social structures, and supp…
Limited Justice: An Assessment of Access to and Quality of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Kansas
Limited Justice: An Assessment of Access to and Quality of Juvenile Defense Counsel in Kansas
Over the course of a year, the National Juvenile Defender Center spent a year assessing Kansas’ juvenile defender system and delinquency courts. Through interviews, court observati…
Clean Slate Day
Clean Slate Day
Clean Slate Day is an annual event that provides relief to people who owe fines and fees to the Topeka Municipal Court.
Kansas Supreme Court: Ad Hoc Committee Report on Bonding Practices, Fines and Fees in Municipal Courts
Kansas Supreme Court: Ad Hoc Committee Report on Bonding Practices, Fines and Fees in Municipal Courts
This report was published by the Kansas Supreme Court following a rigorous assessment of Kansas municipal court practices. It advances 18 recommendations for judges and courts to m…
Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families
Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families
This report is the result of a collaborative research project from 20 community-based organizations that studied the costs of incarceration on families across 14 states.