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  1. CRAZY! A 14 yr old child who can't pay a small fine to a court can end up in an adult prison instead.

  2. This new report from is worth reading. It explains what judges can do TODAY to stop from punishing people for their poverty. These recommendations will help move courts toward a culture of proportionality, fairness, and repair.

  3. 6. pro 2018.

    Big news! Our friends launched their Clearinghouse today-- with everything you need to know about in the criminal legal system, all in one place for the first time ever. Check it out here:

  4. The role of money in the justice system—bail and —can burden families with debt and drive incarceration. A report from lays out a plan for New Orleans to become the first city in the country to implement a fair alternative.

  5. Re-visit 's conversation with on injustice in the misdemeanor system. "We impose unpayable on poor people who are convicted of low-level crimes, sometimes non-jailable offenses. When they don't pay, we lock them up."

  6. A federal judge in Nashville has just ruled that Tennessee’s practice of revoking a person’s license due to inability to pay court fees is unconstitutional. Now, the state must reinstate driver’s licenses for more than 146,000 Tennesseans.

  7. 4. svi 2016.

    Thank you for raising the important issue of in . We must stop punishing poverty!

  8. 2. sij

    If you have fines, fees, or warrants that you need cleared, fill out this form and you’ll get added to the list for 's next warrant clinic: . After you sign up, they'll follow up with details including the date, time, and location.

  9. Here’s a really incredible data project on towns that survive through taxation-by-citation, by the soon-to-be-defunct .

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  10. "The justice system is supposed to serve everyone. It is a core government function that needs to be funded by everyone."

  11. 27. ožu 2019.

    San Francisco has eliminated criminal justice administrative fees & now the state of CA can too! will usher in an era of criminal justice policy that does not rely on stripping wealth from communities of color & low-income folks.

  12. 12. srp 2018.
  13. Join our own Juliene James tomorrow at panel on Oklahoma practice of funding its public justice system almost entirely by against mostly poor residents. Hear reps from , , Details:

  14. See analysis on how adversely impact a person's ability to successfully reenter society following a conviction AND an ineffective way of raising revenue.

  15. "The system has turned the ability to fine someone for partaking in society into a piggybank that allows them to operate their systems." How an underfunded justice system helps drive Oklahoma's high incarceration rate

  16. 1. stu 2019.

    It's Friday! It's payday! Nia is a mom just released from a year in prison for a shoplifting charge. Now she's trying to get her ID. But she can't until some are paid off that she couldn't deal with while incarcerated. Please share/give!

  17. Authors of a new report on the steep costs of in criminal justice will discuss their findings and policy solutions in a webinar Fri 12/13. Register here:

  18. 4. pro 2017.

    BREAKING VICTORY: Judge Shuts Down Charlestown, IN Land Grab, Grants Preliminary Injunction to Residents Court Rules Charlestown’s Attempt to Neighborhood Unconstitutional

  19. Poverty is not a crime! We're asking the federal court in our case with to make clear to judges that they can't throw people in jail without asking about their actual ability to pay outstanding fines & fees. Read more:

  20. One reason justice-system are so high might be because many courts are using them to fund their own operations. On our New Thinking podcast, Judge Linda Coburn says that's putting pressure on judges to generate "revenue":

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