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Road to Nowhere: Debt-Related Driver’s License Suspensions in Ohio

Each year, over 1 million drivers in Ohio have a suspended license for failure to pay fines and fees. Using surveys, census data, and five years of debt-related suspension data …

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 support, keeping many trapped …

Diversion: A Hidden Key To Combating Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Juvenile Justice

Diverting youth from formal involvement in the juvenile justice system can lead to greater success in education and reduced recidivism. However, pre-arrest and pre-court diversion programs are underutilized in the …

The Costs of the Punishment Clause

The Punishment Clause in the Thirteenth Amendment, permits involuntary servitude so long as it is imposed pursuant to a criminal punishment. Originating as Black codes and convict leasing, these practices have …

Reimagining Restitution: New Approaches to Support Youth and Communities

Courts began ordering youth restitution in the 1960s as a less restrictive sanction than probation or incarceration for mostly white youth. Since then, restitution has been linked to higher recidivism …

Extended Injustice: Court Fines and Fees for Young People are Counterproductive, Particularly Harm Black Young People, Families, and Communities

Black youths in Virginia are often swept into the youth criminal legal system by schools that fail to provide them with school-based support. Once in the system, Black youths and …

Racial Disparities

Road to Nowhere: Debt-Related Driver’s License Suspensions in Ohio

Court Fines and Fees Hurt Kansas Children and their Families

Diversion: A Hidden Key To Combating Racial And Ethnic Disparities In Juvenile Justice

The Costs of the Punishment Clause

Reimagining Restitution: New Approaches to Support Youth and Communities

Extended Injustice: Court Fines and Fees for Young People are Counterproductive, Particularly Harm Black Young People, Families, and Communities

Dual Debtors: Child Support and Criminal Financial Legal Obligations

Traffic Enforcement: Strategies Needed to Achieve Safety Goals

The Criminalization Of Poverty In Tennessee

North Carolina Court Appearance Project