NEW REPORT: In collaboration with @arnold_ventures @tppf, this first-of-its-kind analysis shows that in addition to thwarting rehabilitation and failing to improve public safety, criminal-court fees and fines also fail at efficiently raising revenue.https://bit.ly/2O4Ztgm
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In addition to the severe human cost, jailing those unable to pay fees and fines is especially costly — sometimes as much as 115 percent of the amount assessed — and generates no revenue. The practice is not just unconstitutional, but irrational.https://bit.ly/2O4Ztgm
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Resources devoted to collecting and enforcing criminal fees and fines divert courts and law enforcement from their core responsibilities. They could be better spent on efforts that actually improve public safety.https://bit.ly/2O4Ztgm
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Our report outlines ways states and courts can improve public safety and reduce the burden fees + fines place on the poor and communities of color
Eliminate court imposed fees
Assess fines based on ability to pay
Stop jailing for failure to pay
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A primary goal of our work to end mass incarceration is to stop the punishment of poverty. Join us in the fight for justice by supporting our work today:http://bit.ly/35iGzbC
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