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Part 2 – Exposing Fee Traps: Tracking Court Costs in Your Community

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst This is part 2 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to to Court Fines and Fees. Each post …

Part 1 – Translating National Data Into Local Action

By Tanisha Pierrette, Senior Research Analyst This is part 1 of our six-part blog series, Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to to Court Fines and Fees. Each post …

Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to Court Fines and Fees

This multi-part blog series will help advocates translate the data found in Imposing Instability into actionable messaging and steps you can use in campaigns for reform. Each blog will highlight key takeaways, connect national trends to what’s happening on the ground, and offer strategies to push for reform in your own community.

North Dakota HB 1417

North Dakota HB 1417 The North Dakota legislature enacted legislation repealing the authority to assess supervision fees. Previously, courts were permitted to order supervision costs and fees of not less …

Press Release: New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Parole Fee Elimination Bill Into Law

New Law Removes Financial Barriers to Reintegration and Prioritizes Families’ Basic Needs SANTA FE, NM – Yesterday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed SB 375 into law, a bill which eliminates …

The Price of a Fresh Start: True Second Chances Start With Fines and Fees Reform

Whether you’re fighting for parole and probation reform, advocating for fair housing, supporting reentry programs, or working to expand employment access, this #SecondChanceMonth, we’re calling on criminal justice reform advocates to consider how addressing fines and fees reform can enhance the work you’re already doing.

Elimination of Fees

Part 2 – Exposing Fee Traps: Tracking Court Costs in Your Community

Part 1 – Translating National Data Into Local Action

Reforming the Revenue Machine: An Advocate’s Guide to Court Fines and Fees

North Dakota HB 1417

Press Release: New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham Signs Parole Fee Elimination Bill Into Law

The Price of a Fresh Start: True Second Chances Start With Fines and Fees Reform

Pierce County, WA Hosts Legal Financial Obligations Reconsideration Day

Eliminate justice-related fees and invest in Oklahoma’s justice system

A Matter of Time: The Case For Shortening Criminal Debt Collection Statutes of Limitations, A 50-State Survey

Access to Justice Spotlight: Fines & Fees