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Driven By Debt: How Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Fines and Fees Hurt Texas Families

This report discusses the various ways debt-based driver’s license suspensions harm Texas drivers, especially those that are low-income and minorities.

Personal Narrative: Melanie

Melanie is a white, 45-year-old resident of South Carolina. As a mother, she tries her best to care for her children but she has not been able to provide basic healthcare for them for years due to her license suspension.

Statutory Inequality: The Logics of Monetary Sanctions in State Law

This article analyzes Illinois laws to investigate the fines and fees people are expected to pay and what happens when they cannot afford to pay these costs.

State of Phone Justice: Local jails, state prisons and private phone providers

This policy brief from the Prison Policy Initiative provides an overview of prison and jail phone call fees and makes several recommendations to reform them.

It’s All About The Money: An Exploration of Probation Fees

Texas relies on supervision fees from probationers to recuperate operating costs for their probation program; failure to pay can result in additional sanctions and ultimately, revocations. This study used focus …

Stopping the Debt Spiral

This report shares the results of a survey of 304 low-income Illinois residents who were asked about their experience with debt, including criminal justice debt. Respondents disclosed the types of debt they had, the number of debts they owed, and the emotional toll debt takes on their families.

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Driven By Debt: How Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Fines and Fees Hurt Texas Families

Personal Narrative: Melanie

Statutory Inequality: The Logics of Monetary Sanctions in State Law

State of Phone Justice: Local jails, state prisons and private phone providers

It’s All About The Money: An Exploration of Probation Fees

Stopping the Debt Spiral

Personal Narrative: Khalid

Personal Narrative: Graciela

Criminal Justice Debt in the South: A Primer for the Southern Partnership to Reduce Debt

Speed Trap or Poverty Trap? Fines, Fees, and Financial Wellbeing