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Fines, Fees, And Bail- Payments In The Criminal Justice System That Disproportionately Impact The Poor

This brief provides background information on criminal justice system fines, fees, and bail and argues that these costs disproportionately impact poor people.

When All Else Fails, Fining the Family: First Person Accounts of Criminal Justice Debt

Over the course of 2 months and 39 interviews, the authors of this report aimed to better understand how the punishment of prison and its collateral consequences (and fines and fees in particular) affect individuals’ financial situations and stability.

Alabama judge forced defendants with court debt to give blood or go to jail

On September 17, 2015, Alabama Circuit Judge Marvin Wiggins opened his court session by giving two options to people who did not have the money to pay their court fines and fees: give blood, or go to jail.

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.

Taxing the Poor: Incarceration, Poverty Governance, and the Seizure of Family Resources

To finance its carceral system, the United States government levies taxes on the country’s most impoverished strata. Although those involved in the justice system are typically low-income individuals, they are …

Charging Inmates Perpetuates Mass Incarceration

In this policy brief, L.B. Eisen explains how imposing fees upon incarcerated people perpetuates mass incarceration. The brief outlines describes contemporary fee practices, explores the history of those fees, analyzes their constitutionality, and makes several policy recommendations to mitigate collateral consequences.

Collateral Consequences

Fines, Fees, And Bail- Payments In The Criminal Justice System That Disproportionately Impact The Poor

When All Else Fails, Fining the Family: First Person Accounts of Criminal Justice Debt

Alabama judge forced defendants with court debt to give blood or go to jail

Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families

Taxing the Poor: Incarceration, Poverty Governance, and the Seizure of Family Resources

Charging Inmates Perpetuates Mass Incarceration

Municipal Violations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Personal Narrative: Donyale Thomas

Personal Narrative: Roelif Carter

Personal Narrative: Keilee Fant