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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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Our goal is to eliminate fees in the justice system and to ensure that fines are equitably imposed and enforced.
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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The FL House's Civil Justice Subcommittee just unanimously approved HB 903 to reform FL's driver’s license suspension policies. Two million Floridians (1 in 8 drivers!) have a suspended license. FFJC's @anydayisnow testified — here's our press statement: finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/2020/02/04/flo… pic.twitter.com/HSYzWy2sw3
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Operation New Hope
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2 million Floridians has a suspended license. A bill to end license suspensions for unpaid fines & fees was just introduced by sponsors Byron Donalds and Tom Wright. The Orlando Sentinel has endorsed the bill. @FinesandFeesJC #cjreform #employment #florida
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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In Virginia, a bill that would permanently end driver's license suspension for unpaid fines and fees just passed the Senate. If it becomes law, VA will join California, Montana, and Mississippi in advancing common-sense fines and fees reforms. Congratulations @LegalAidJustice! twitter.com/LegalAidJustic…
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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In Florida, most driver's license suspensions are for unpaid fines and fees. This counter-productive practice wastes public safety resources and makes it harder for people to pay their fines. Please support HB 903: flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2… pic.twitter.com/ZnNFj3QXj5
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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Tomorrow, the Civil Justice Subcommittee of the Florida House will consider a bill that would help people who owe fines and fees keep their driver's licenses. Thank you @bob_rommel for hearing the bill and @ByronDonalds @SenTomWright for sponsoring it! winknews.com/2020/01/27/swf…
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Joanna Weiss
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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 | theadvocate.com theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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NYC has fined incarcerated people >$1 million since 2015.
"DOC’s role as police, prosecutor, judge and beneficiary of these alleged infractions is a huge conflict of interest,” said @joannagweiss. “Every time the DOC writes a ticket, they make money." thecity.nyc/2020/02/new-yo…
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EBCLC
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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 @lafoster29 , Co-Director,@FinesandFeesJC
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Arnold Ventures
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Thank you @verainstitute for naming Deep Dive with @LauraArnoldFdn a Best of 2019! We're honored to be among such outstanding company!
Listen to the conversation w/@AlexesHarris @jselbin on how #finesandfees perpetuate a two-tiered system of (in)justice: arnoldventures.org/podcasts/podca… twitter.com/verainstitute/…
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Debt Free Justice California
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Money permeates the system. Even when you are in custody. There are fees for phone calls. Fees for deposit in your commissary. Fees to pay your fees. They are charging you even before you are arrested to long past the time you are in custody. @lafoster29 @FinesandFeesJC
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Debt Free Justice California
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According to @Beth_Colgan of @UCLA_Law, if you “violate” probation b/c you’re unable to pay your probation fees at the local level, and are later charged with a federal misdemeanor, you may receive a higher sentence because of that prior “violation.” #LetsStopCriminalizingPoverty
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Brandon Garrett
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One in seven NC drivers has had their license suspended. Many of them don’t even know it. @DukeCSJ bit.ly/317frM0 #ncpol via @ncpolicywatch
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JACLouisiana
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We wish @thecentersquare had covered our public comment over past few months, demonstrating that non-payment of #FinesAndFees leads to re-incarceration for people on probation, derailing their successful #reentry and #JRI. We ask #lalege to implement Act 668 of 2018 session NOW. twitter.com/FinesandFeesJC…
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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"21 Louisiana localities have assessed more than $500 in fines and fees per adult resident. More localities in Louisiana receive more than half of their revenue from fines, fees and forfeitures than any other state, the report says."
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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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. qz.com/1789851/no-us-… @dkopf @JustinRohrlich
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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At 2pm, @CityRochesterNY & the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative will hold a press conference in support of our legislation that would end driver's license suspension for unpaid fines & fees in NY. #DrivenByJustice
endingpovertynow.org/wp-content/upl… @BronxDefenders @NCLEJustice
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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Tomorrow, @joannagweiss will speak at the Summit on Fines, Fees & Mandatory Assessments, hosted by the Rhode Island Public Defender and @NACDL. The event is located at the state Department of Health.
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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In Rhode Island, more than 15% of all prison commitments are related to unpaid fines & fees. Of the $55 million in court debt assessed since 2016, $21 million is outstanding.
“Being a felon, it’s really hard to get jobs. That’s a heavy amount of money." providencejournal.com/news/20200128/…
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VAPLAN
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HB1196 from @Lopez4VA to make permanent ending the practice of suspending a driver’s license for nonpayment of court fines and fees, which was put in the budget as a temporary fix by @GovernorVA last year, reports out 6-1! @LegalAidJustice @FinesandFeesJC @ACLUVA @NewVAMajority
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Fines and Fees Justice Center
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Want to end the criminalization of poverty in New Mexico? We are still accepting applications for our State Director position, based in Albuquerque!
Please help us amplify @BoldFutures @aclunm @NMPovertyLaw finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/2020/01/13/sta…
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