Search Results for fees

...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...

... successful. Together, these two dimensions of imposition and enforcement can be used to characterize states in terms of the degree to which convicted individuals are compelled to make payments toward costs and fees. Our analysis suggests that the South is more coercive than other regions of the country...

... 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...

...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...

...Evan Walker Abstract Under Washington state law, legal financial obligations (LFOs) are assessed to people that “use” the criminal legal system across the state. State courts have ruled on how taxes, fees, and user charges are assessed upon residents; however, imposition of LFOs is predominantly...

...Virginia R. Smercina; Foster C. Kamanga; Barbara G. Brents Abstract Traffic stops and traffic tickets often have far-reaching consequences for poor and marginalized communities, yet resulting fines and fees increasingly fund local court systems. This study critically explores who bears the brunt...

...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...

.... In this article, the Director of Financial Inclusion for the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity discuss how fine and fee reform in Philadelphia is occurring. Fine and Fee Reform Efforts in the City of Philadelphia I. Introduction Since 2019, the City of Philadelphia has pursued...

...Maria Katarina E. Rafael; Chris Mai Abstract In criminal courts across the country, judges assess a variety of fines, fees and other legal financial obligations (LFOs) that many defendants struggle to pay. This paper provides a summary of the authors’ longer empirical article that examines...

...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...

...Alexandra Shookhoff; Robert Constantino; Evan Elkin Abstract Increases in both the number and amount of court fees, fines, and surcharges—regardless of offenders' ability to pay—have become standard practice in courthouses throughout the United States. A recent report from the Brennan Center...

... as having a deterrent component. When assessed in conjunction with other financial penalties, including fees and restitution, the collective economic burden of these sanctions can be significant. An increasingly robust body of literature highlights the unequal impact and collateral harms...

...Julie Rud Julie Rud is the community corrections field services area director for Hennepin County (Minneapolis). Only five states have more people on probation than Minnesota, yet Hennepin County is a leader in reforms to supervision, including eliminating fees and cutting the use of drug testing...

... for defendants to terminate than in other cases. The PLRA also imposes strict limits on damages and attorney fees that can be recovered by prisoners whose rights have been violated. Federal courts have largely upheld the PLRA's restrictions, and the reasoning of these decisions is not confined to cases involving...

...Matheson Sanchez; Shytierra Gaston Abstract Until recently, Massachusetts incarcerated criminal justice system clients solely for nonpayment of court-imposed fines and fees. This practice disproportionately penalized disadvantaged clients, further exacerbating their legal involvement. Massachusetts...

... with their state’s sex offense specific database, which can carry fees. Relatedly, such individuals are often required to attend treatment, take recurring polygraph tests, and are more likely to be placed on electronic monitoring, all of which carry surcharges. At the same time, people with sexual offense...

... debt burdens for justice-involved persons to be repaid during their reentry to the community. Second, local criminal justice agencies increasingly rely on fees as a source of operating revenue, raising questions about collections policy and practice. This study focused on a specific context of LFO debt...

..., this piece uses personal history to explore the different financial pressure points used in the criminal legal system: the ecosystem of cash bail, fines, and fees. It outlines differences in the ways such pressure is applied depending on a defendant’s economic standing, and argues that it amounts to a form...

..., 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...

... 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...