Joanna Weiss

@joannagweiss

Co-Director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center; fighting criminalization of poverty across the United States

Brooklyn, NY
Vrijeme pridruživanja: listopad 2014.

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  1. prije 14 sati

    “Drivers have been used as a ‘piggy-bank’ to raise revenue for the state”. Maryland lawmakers call for cutting late fees on toll fines | WTOP

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  2. prije 14 sati

    We can not fund public defenders through fines and fees. Louisiana’s crisis demonstrates why. Public defenders face funding crisis for sixth year in a row, report says | Courts |

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    While we’re looking at statewide legislation to end criminal fees, there are many counties that have already taken important action and LA could become one of them, says Stephanie Campos-Bui of

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  4. 31. sij

    Thank you R.I. Public Defenders and for including me in a powerful day exposing how fines and fees are upending the lives of too many Rhode Islanders. Thank you to the newly returned citizens for guiding the advocates on what needs to be done and sharing your experiences

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    31. sij

    We wish had covered our public comment over past few months, demonstrating that non-payment of leads to re-incarceration for people on probation, derailing their successful and . We ask to implement Act 668 of 2018 session NOW.

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    31. sij

    Historically fines were an alternative to custody…we are now imposing them AND sending [individuals] to jail… There is absolutely no basis for incarcerating someone and to, also, impose a fine. -Lisa Foster , Co-Director,

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  7. 31. sij
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    At $261 per person, Washington, D.C. assesses more fines and fees than any other American locality. But it's not just DC -- NYC, Chicago, New Orleans, and Boston all assessed more than $100 in fines per person in 2017.

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  9. 30. sij

    More and more New Yorkers call for ending traffic debt license suspensions. Today, joins the movement.

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    Tomorrow, will speak at the Summit on Fines, Fees & Mandatory Assessments, hosted by the Rhode Island Public Defender and . The event is located at the state Department of Health.

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    27. sij

    This is the way forward. The status quo isn't working.

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  12. 24. sij

    Thank you and BOCC for your partnership to end drivers license suspensions that keep millions of Floridians from working and caring for their families

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    NEW: Hillsborough's County Commission joined the Tampa City Council in supporting statewide legislation to end driver's license suspension for unpaid fines and fees in Florida. Learn more about why this cruel and counter-productive practice must end:

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  14. 24. sij

    Please share widely with your networks- FFJC is hiring a New Mexico State Director to work with partners across that state to campaign for fines and fees reform.

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    22. sij

    Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have a suspended driver's license just because they don't have enough money to pay a traffic ticket. Check out & 's op-ed below to learn more about how we can stop this vicious cycle of poverty & punishment.

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  16. 22. sij

    Someone is impersonating me on Twitter. I’ve reported it to twitter so hopefully this person is stopped soon from following everyone I know.

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    Proud to work w/ to end the crime of "driving while broke." We disproportionately burden poor people w/ financial penalties then criminalize nonpayment. Suspending licenses to coerce ppl to pay is ineffective, unfair, & wastes taxpayer $.

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  18. 21. sij

    Thank you for your efforts to eliminate fines and fees from the juvenile justice system around the country and now in NJ.

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    21. sij

    Happy King Day! I hope you find time to reflect on your individual and collective commitments to social justice. What can you celebrate from this past year and what do you hope to change this coming year?

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    .'s Kelly Gonzalez explains how driver's license suspension for unpaid fines hurts CCA participants in . (D-Syracuse) introduced legislation that would end this cruel & counter-productive practice.

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