Search Results for Fines and Fees Initiative

... offenders accountable for their crimes without the unintended negative justice outcomes. The Fines and Fees Initiative seeks to ameliorate the negative consequences that criminal justice debt may have on individuals, communities, and criminal justice systems. © The Ohio State University sentencing...

... reform Fine and Fee Reform Efforts in the City of Philadelphia I. Introduction Since 2019, the City of Philadelphia has pursued reform of the nes and fees incurred by its residents to make them more equitable. This pursuit is consistent with the City s other initiatives to increase safety and justice...

...Katelyn J. B. King; Amber Petkus; Ebony L. Ruhland Abstract Every state relies on fines and fees to defray the costs of community supervision, and many rely on a combination of monetary sanctions and government aid to operate these programs. Texas is one such state that designs their system...

... for mass incarceration specifically, propelled a staggering increase in criminal justice debt. Unlike the state laws to which the Kelly v. Robinson court deferred, today’s revenue-generating fines and fees practices actually undermine public safety by distorting law enforcement priorities. They deter...

...Ebony L. Ruhland; Katie Leigh; Amber Petkus Abstract Monetary sanctions exist in every part of the criminal legal system, including community corrections. Fines, fees, restitution, surcharges, and other court costs are included as monetary sanctions. Prior research has highlighted the types...

...Chris Albin-Lackey Abstract The US Department of Justice’s investigation into the Ferguson, MO police department blew the lid off of a hidden, nationwide scandal. Too many police departments and courts all over the country were using predatory fines and fees to extract wealth from their communities...

...Brandon L. Garrett Abstract The scale of criminal debt in the United States has exploded, with local, state and federal court imposing billions in fines and fees on people in criminal cases. If the person lacks the ability to pay or does not pay the fines, still additional financial penalties can...

... of monetary sanctions in the criminal legal system.1 Fines, fees, and surcharges were initially used pri- marily in the courts, but increasingly, correctional depart- ments are levying unique costs for supervision, treatment, and surveillance.2 Emerging evidence suggests that correctional fees are assessed...

... of funds. 2 That may have been an overstatement. The Court seems disinclined to ll the term proportionality with robust meaning or wrestle with Eighth Amendment challenges to nes and fees. Those steps would be required for the Excessive Fines Clause to function as an effective backstop against...

... described as a pathway to an incarceration stint because of its onerous conditions and other requirements. An emerging literature is examining how one of these conditions, legal financial obligations (e.g., fines, supervision fees, restitution), affect probation outcomes. However, this research is limited...

... of interest and surcharges, even those individuals who make regular payments can face a lifetime of criminal justice debt.24 Fines, fees, and resulting criminal justice debt affect justice-involved individuals abilities to secure basic necessities and place strain on family relationships. Those subject...

... of these punishments, especially those for people who fall into different socioeconomic groupings. There is a danger that the well-deserved opprobrium directed at fees and the cumulative effect of legal financial obligations will mask some benefits of properly targeted and calibrated fines. Here, we explore...

... demonstrates the futility of continuing our current supervisory debt practices. Permitting courts to determine a financial assessment of a defendant’s ability to pay, allowing partial debt waiver, and creating an income-based fines and fees system would help ameliorate some of the crushing debt obligations...

..., specifically African Americans, are disproportionately represented in the amount of people who are incarcerated, implies a racial problem with the justice system in this Country. When you tie together the racial disparity of African Americans incarcerated, and the systematic ways in which the fines and fees...

..., and by the 1300s the of ce of justice of the peace was initiated to deal with law enforcement. The justice of the peace was paid through fees imposed on the accused. By the mid-1700s, part-time police of cers, private prosecutors, and investigators were paid by rewards and through government payments. In colonial...

... is largely due to increased costs. Given general difficulties in debt settlement, especially among indigent defendants, enhanced reliance on costs may unintentionally affect restitution amounts received by crime victims. © The Ohio State University Legal financial obligations fines fees debt...

.... In The Unintended Sentence of Criminal Justice Debt, the authors explain the burden of fines and fees, as well as explore a potential demonstration project that would retain the revenue-generating aspect of fees and fines while minimizing the unintended negative justice outcomes. For some offenders...

... lawyers. One such restriction completely bars LSC attorneys from being able to claim, collect or retain attorneyÕs fees from adverse parties on any cases initiated after April 25, 1996, even when fees are permitted by statute.33 Apparently, Congress was willing to overlook this prohibition in order...

...% 20and%20Fines%20FINAL.pdf [httpsperma.cc/T9WPN545]; Council of Econ. Advisers, Exec. Of ce of the President, Fines, Fees, and Bail: Payments in the Criminal Justice System That Disproportionately Impact the Poor 1 (2015), httpsobamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/ les/ page/ les/1215_cea_...

... and juvenile jurisdiction, cost-benefit analysis can be used to evaluate initiatives designed to address other, collateral consequences of criminal charges, such as excessive fees and fines and immigration penalties. Cost-benefit analysis can also help policymakers compare incarceration with alternative...