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CRAZY! A 14 yr old child who can't pay a small fine to a court can end up in an adult prison instead.
#FinesAndFees http://huff.to/2d9TO6L pic.twitter.com/FmGz17w2RT
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This new report from
@HLS_CJPP is worth reading. It explains what judges can do TODAY to stop#FinesAndFees from punishing people for their poverty. These recommendations will help move courts toward a culture of proportionality, fairness, and repair. http://cjpp.law.harvard.edu/publications/proportionate-financial-sanctions-policy-prescriptions-for-judicial-reform …pic.twitter.com/GgTZltAMqs
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Big news! Our friends
@FinesandFeesJC launched their Clearinghouse today-- with everything you need to know about#finesandfees in the criminal legal system, all in one place for the first time ever. Check it out here: https://finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/2018/12/06/fines-and-fees-justice-center-launches-online-clearinghouse-to-track-reform-efforts-nationwide/ … -
The role of money in the justice system—bail and
#finesandfees—can burden families with debt and drive incarceration. A report from@VeraInstitute lays out a plan for New Orleans to become the first city in the country to implement a fair alternative.https://www.vera.org/publications/paid-in-full-a-plan-to-end-money-injustice-in-new-orleans … -
Re-visit
@didacticmatt's conversation with@ANatapoff on injustice in the misdemeanor system. "We impose unpayable#finesandfees on poor people who are convicted of low-level crimes, sometimes non-jailable offenses. When they don't pay, we lock them up." https://www.courtinnovation.org/publications/natapoff-podcast … -
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.
#finesandfees http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/nashville-judge-strikes-down-law-has-revoked-thousands-tennessee-drivers-licenses#stream/0 … -
Thank you
@CoryBooker for raising the important issue of#FinesAndFees in#CJReform. We must stop punishing poverty!https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/status/727970643078156289 … -
If you have fines, fees, or warrants that you need cleared, fill out this form and you’ll get added to the list for
@NOWCRJ's next warrant clinic: https://secure.everyaction.com/3TCJIMDKqEenkSPtv0XsYg2 …. After you sign up, they'll follow up with details including the date, time, and location.#finesandfees pic.twitter.com/zDW4RmVo2V
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Here’s a really incredible data project on towns that survive through taxation-by-citation, by the soon-to-be-defunct
@GOVERNING.#finesandfees https://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-addicted-to-fines.html …Prikaži ovu nit -
"The justice system is supposed to serve everyone. It is a core government function that needs to be funded by everyone."
@FinesandFeesJC#FinesandFees#DebtFreeJusticehttps://twitter.com/TheCrimeReport/status/1178647386706649088 … -
San Francisco has eliminated criminal justice administrative fees & now the state of CA can too!
#SB144 will usher in an era of criminal justice policy that does not rely on stripping wealth from communities of color & low-income folks.@TreasurerSF@CaDebtJustice#finesandfees pic.twitter.com/wFu95o9WIy
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Yes! Everyone should read about
#FinesandFees in amazing book by@AlexesHarris@RussellSageFdn.https://twitter.com/waqarvick/status/1017423509096730625 … -
Join our own Juliene James tomorrow at
@LawyersComm panel on Oklahoma practice of funding its public justice system almost entirely by#finesandfees against mostly poor residents. Hear reps from@GeorgetownICAP,@CivRightsCorps,@FinesandFeesJC Details:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enforcing-poverty-oklahomas-reliance-on-fines-fees-fuels-the-states-incarceration-crisis-tickets-64681268415 … -
See
@BrennanCenter analysis on how#finesandfees adversely impact a person's ability to successfully reenter society following a conviction AND an ineffective way of raising revenue. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/steep-costs-criminal-justice-fees-and-fines …@jennykim@publicsafety@FinesandFeesJC -
"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 http://www.tinyurl.com/y5gvr2hn
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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
#finesandfees are paid off that she couldn't deal with while incarcerated. Please share/give! https://www.gofundme.com/f/welcome-home-nia …https://twitter.com/justicehealing/status/1188970926601310209 … -
Authors of a new
@BrennanCenter report on the steep costs of#finesandfees in criminal justice will discuss their findings and policy solutions in a webinar Fri 12/13. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7TfDEq83TYuO3MAed-89Rw …#CJreform -
BREAKING
@IJ VICTORY: Judge Shuts Down Charlestown, IN Land Grab, Grants Preliminary Injunction to#PleasantRidge Residents Court Rules Charlestown’s Attempt to#Bulldoze Neighborhood Unconstitutional#EminentDomain#PropertyRights#FinesandFees https://ij.org/press-release/judge-shuts-charlestown-landgrab-grants-preliminary-injunction-pleasant-ridge-residents/ … -
Poverty is not a crime! We're asking the federal court in our
#FinesAndFees case with@CivRightsCorps to make clear to#NOLA judges that they can't throw people in jail without asking about their actual ability to pay outstanding fines & fees. Read more: https://bit.ly/2C6Kqwy -
One reason justice-system
#finesandfees are so high might be because many courts are using them to fund their own operations. On our New Thinking podcast,@cityofedmonds Judge Linda Coburn says that's putting pressure on judges to generate "revenue": https://www.courtinnovation.org/publications/fines-fees-podcast …pic.twitter.com/jar6MhVeoN
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