Fines and Fees Justice Center
@finesandfeesjc.bsky.social
The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) is a national hub for research, advocacy, and collaboration for the reform of fines and fees.
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Maintaining the fines & fees status quo is harming families & governments alike.
🗓️ Join us on 11/13 at 1 PM ET for a timely conversation on leveraging fines & fees analysis to strengthen communities, help stabilize budgets, & drive meaningful reform.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
🗓️ Join us on 11/13 at 1 PM ET for a timely conversation on leveraging fines & fees analysis to strengthen communities, help stabilize budgets, & drive meaningful reform.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
The FCC promised relief — instead, it’s levying a $215M tax on families with incarcerated loved ones.
If making money is more important than reform and reintegration, it’s not a justice system – it’s a business built on harm.
Learn more from @eji.org: tinyurl.com/5n8y4r6e
If making money is more important than reform and reintegration, it’s not a justice system – it’s a business built on harm.
Learn more from @eji.org: tinyurl.com/5n8y4r6e
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The FCC promised relief — instead, it’s levying a $215M tax on families with incarcerated loved ones.
If making money is more important than reform and reintegration, it’s not a justice system – it’s a business built on harm.
Learn more from @eji.org: tinyurl.com/5n8y4r6e
If making money is more important than reform and reintegration, it’s not a justice system – it’s a business built on harm.
Learn more from @eji.org: tinyurl.com/5n8y4r6e
Across the country, governments rely on fines & fees to raise revenue — but chasing uncollectible debt drains resources & destabilizes communities. For advocates & policymakers, understanding the full fiscal impact of is key to driving reform.
🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Across the country, governments rely on fines & fees to raise revenue — but chasing uncollectible debt drains resources & destabilizes communities. For advocates & policymakers, understanding the full fiscal impact of is key to driving reform.
🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
A traffic ticket should never cost someone their livelihood.
On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
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On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2x5zhy5d
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A traffic ticket should never cost someone their livelihood.
On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2x5zhy5d
On the latest @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social episode, FFJC’s Co-ED Joanna Weiss reflects on our work to end New Mexico's debt-based license suspensions — and shares how we’ve taken this model nationwide.
🎧 tinyurl.com/2x5zhy5d
Pennsylvania is saddling kids with debt they can’t afford to pay.
A new report from @juvenilelawcenter.bsky.social reveals that from 2018 to mid-2024, the state imposed approximately $14 million in fines & fees on kids — placing a heavy financial burden on families.
💡 tinyurl.com/4nrtz73x
A new report from @juvenilelawcenter.bsky.social reveals that from 2018 to mid-2024, the state imposed approximately $14 million in fines & fees on kids — placing a heavy financial burden on families.
💡 tinyurl.com/4nrtz73x
Heavy Burdens: The Weight of Juvenile Fees and Fines in the Keystone State - Fines and Fees Justice Center
New data on Pennsylvania juvenile fees shows financial hardship, minimal revenue, and failed justice goals.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Pennsylvania is saddling kids with debt they can’t afford to pay.
A new report from @juvenilelawcenter.bsky.social reveals that from 2018 to mid-2024, the state imposed approximately $14 million in fines & fees on kids — placing a heavy financial burden on families.
💡 tinyurl.com/4nrtz73x
A new report from @juvenilelawcenter.bsky.social reveals that from 2018 to mid-2024, the state imposed approximately $14 million in fines & fees on kids — placing a heavy financial burden on families.
💡 tinyurl.com/4nrtz73x
Reposted by Fines and Fees Justice Center
Breaking: Today Juvenile Law Center released Heavy Burdens: The Weight of Juvenile Fees and Fines in the Keystone State. This report, co-written by Senior Attorney Nadia Mozaffar and Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow Aqilah David, details the harm fees and fines cause PA youth
#debtfreejustice
#debtfreejustice
Heavy Burdens: The Weight of Juvenile Fees and Fines in the Keystone State | Juvenile Law Center
This report describes
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October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Breaking: Today Juvenile Law Center released Heavy Burdens: The Weight of Juvenile Fees and Fines in the Keystone State. This report, co-written by Senior Attorney Nadia Mozaffar and Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow Aqilah David, details the harm fees and fines cause PA youth
#debtfreejustice
#debtfreejustice
Maintaining the fines & fees status quo is harming families & governments alike.
🗓️ Join us on 11/13 at 1 PM ET for a timely conversation on leveraging fines & fees analysis to strengthen communities, help stabilize budgets, & drive meaningful reform.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
🗓️ Join us on 11/13 at 1 PM ET for a timely conversation on leveraging fines & fees analysis to strengthen communities, help stabilize budgets, & drive meaningful reform.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
November 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Maintaining the fines & fees status quo is harming families & governments alike.
🗓️ Join us on 11/13 at 1 PM ET for a timely conversation on leveraging fines & fees analysis to strengthen communities, help stabilize budgets, & drive meaningful reform.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
🗓️ Join us on 11/13 at 1 PM ET for a timely conversation on leveraging fines & fees analysis to strengthen communities, help stabilize budgets, & drive meaningful reform.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4embbv3y
Look Back: Worried about analyzing fiscal notes this session? You're not alone.
Check out our webinar to learn how to:
📖 Interpret fiscal notes
✍️ Understand the author’s methodology
⚖️ Challenge flawed fiscal notes to drive fines & fees reform
🎥 Watch now: tinyurl.com/4r383ftu
Check out our webinar to learn how to:
📖 Interpret fiscal notes
✍️ Understand the author’s methodology
⚖️ Challenge flawed fiscal notes to drive fines & fees reform
🎥 Watch now: tinyurl.com/4r383ftu
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Look Back: Worried about analyzing fiscal notes this session? You're not alone.
Check out our webinar to learn how to:
📖 Interpret fiscal notes
✍️ Understand the author’s methodology
⚖️ Challenge flawed fiscal notes to drive fines & fees reform
🎥 Watch now: tinyurl.com/4r383ftu
Check out our webinar to learn how to:
📖 Interpret fiscal notes
✍️ Understand the author’s methodology
⚖️ Challenge flawed fiscal notes to drive fines & fees reform
🎥 Watch now: tinyurl.com/4r383ftu
OK’s historic fee elimination law takes on 11/1, marking a major step toward fairness & opportunity.
Before #HB1460, too many Oklahomans found themselves trapped in court debt that drained household income, weakened the economy, & eroded public trust.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yn6c8njx
Before #HB1460, too many Oklahomans found themselves trapped in court debt that drained household income, weakened the economy, & eroded public trust.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yn6c8njx
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
OK’s historic fee elimination law takes on 11/1, marking a major step toward fairness & opportunity.
Before #HB1460, too many Oklahomans found themselves trapped in court debt that drained household income, weakened the economy, & eroded public trust.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yn6c8njx
Before #HB1460, too many Oklahomans found themselves trapped in court debt that drained household income, weakened the economy, & eroded public trust.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yn6c8njx
Budget books tell a powerful story about fines and fees — if you know how to read them.
In our on-demand webinar, we break down how to:
📈 Decode dense budget documents
🔍 Spot where fines & fees show up
🏛️ Use that data to power your advocacy
🎥 tinyurl.com/2r8ex3y3
In our on-demand webinar, we break down how to:
📈 Decode dense budget documents
🔍 Spot where fines & fees show up
🏛️ Use that data to power your advocacy
🎥 tinyurl.com/2r8ex3y3
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Budget books tell a powerful story about fines and fees — if you know how to read them.
In our on-demand webinar, we break down how to:
📈 Decode dense budget documents
🔍 Spot where fines & fees show up
🏛️ Use that data to power your advocacy
🎥 tinyurl.com/2r8ex3y3
In our on-demand webinar, we break down how to:
📈 Decode dense budget documents
🔍 Spot where fines & fees show up
🏛️ Use that data to power your advocacy
🎥 tinyurl.com/2r8ex3y3
Session’s over, but the fight for reform isn’t. In last year's #TimelyTactics webinar, we explored how the budget shapes policy priorities, advocacy opportunities at every stage, and the pros & cons of using the budget cycle v. stand-alone legislation.
🎥 tinyurl.com/4ku7mkvp
🎥 tinyurl.com/4ku7mkvp
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Session’s over, but the fight for reform isn’t. In last year's #TimelyTactics webinar, we explored how the budget shapes policy priorities, advocacy opportunities at every stage, and the pros & cons of using the budget cycle v. stand-alone legislation.
🎥 tinyurl.com/4ku7mkvp
🎥 tinyurl.com/4ku7mkvp
Our justice system is supposed to be funded by everyone. But too often, low-income communities & communities of color are left paying the bill.
In #ImposingInstability, we found $14 BILLION in fines and fees imposed across 24 states in just 5 years.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
In #ImposingInstability, we found $14 BILLION in fines and fees imposed across 24 states in just 5 years.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
October 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our justice system is supposed to be funded by everyone. But too often, low-income communities & communities of color are left paying the bill.
In #ImposingInstability, we found $14 BILLION in fines and fees imposed across 24 states in just 5 years.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
In #ImposingInstability, we found $14 BILLION in fines and fees imposed across 24 states in just 5 years.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
Virginia's fines & fees are pushing families to the edge & jeopardizing their basic needs. Virginians deserve better.
Join us at the #StrengtheningJusticeSummit to:
🤝 Connect with like-minded leaders
💬 Share lessons learned
🧭 Shape the next wave of reform
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3ut52u
Join us at the #StrengtheningJusticeSummit to:
🤝 Connect with like-minded leaders
💬 Share lessons learned
🧭 Shape the next wave of reform
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3ut52u
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Virginia's fines & fees are pushing families to the edge & jeopardizing their basic needs. Virginians deserve better.
Join us at the #StrengtheningJusticeSummit to:
🤝 Connect with like-minded leaders
💬 Share lessons learned
🧭 Shape the next wave of reform
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3ut52u
Join us at the #StrengtheningJusticeSummit to:
🤝 Connect with like-minded leaders
💬 Share lessons learned
🧭 Shape the next wave of reform
🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3ut52u
The Supreme Court has made it clear: people can’t be jailed over unpaid fines & fees unless their nonpayment is willful. But as FFJC Co-ED Joanna Weiss told @law360.bsky.social, “it happens every single day. All over this country, people are ending up in jail.”
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🔗 tinyurl.com/yh47ay46
October 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Supreme Court has made it clear: people can’t be jailed over unpaid fines & fees unless their nonpayment is willful. But as FFJC Co-ED Joanna Weiss told @law360.bsky.social, “it happens every single day. All over this country, people are ending up in jail.”
🔗 tinyurl.com/yh47ay46
🔗 tinyurl.com/yh47ay46
We’re proud to share that our Co-ED Priya Sarathy Jones is now a member of the Council on Criminal Justice! 🎉
By ensuring fines & fees remain a key part of the reform conversation, Priya will help the Council advance smart, comprehensive solutions that promote both safety & fairness for all.
By ensuring fines & fees remain a key part of the reform conversation, Priya will help the Council advance smart, comprehensive solutions that promote both safety & fairness for all.
October 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We’re proud to share that our Co-ED Priya Sarathy Jones is now a member of the Council on Criminal Justice! 🎉
By ensuring fines & fees remain a key part of the reform conversation, Priya will help the Council advance smart, comprehensive solutions that promote both safety & fairness for all.
By ensuring fines & fees remain a key part of the reform conversation, Priya will help the Council advance smart, comprehensive solutions that promote both safety & fairness for all.
Fines & fees disproportionately impact women, who are both more likely to be charged with fine-only offenses & less likely to be able to pay. For moms, that means lost income, family separation, & long-term instability.
It’s time to break the cycle.
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It’s time to break the cycle.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fines & fees disproportionately impact women, who are both more likely to be charged with fine-only offenses & less likely to be able to pay. For moms, that means lost income, family separation, & long-term instability.
It’s time to break the cycle.
💡 tinyurl.com/48ba6tvz
It’s time to break the cycle.
💡 tinyurl.com/48ba6tvz
Fines & fees aren’t just a burden, they’re a trap.
Nationwide, states are using the courts to squeeze revenue from the people least able to pay. This isn’t a glitch — it’s a choice that deepens inequality, drains resources, & destabilizes communities.
💡 tinyurl.com/4jhxt2pj
Nationwide, states are using the courts to squeeze revenue from the people least able to pay. This isn’t a glitch — it’s a choice that deepens inequality, drains resources, & destabilizes communities.
💡 tinyurl.com/4jhxt2pj
October 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fines & fees aren’t just a burden, they’re a trap.
Nationwide, states are using the courts to squeeze revenue from the people least able to pay. This isn’t a glitch — it’s a choice that deepens inequality, drains resources, & destabilizes communities.
💡 tinyurl.com/4jhxt2pj
Nationwide, states are using the courts to squeeze revenue from the people least able to pay. This isn’t a glitch — it’s a choice that deepens inequality, drains resources, & destabilizes communities.
💡 tinyurl.com/4jhxt2pj
📢 Our panel, Serve & Protect or Curb & Collect, has been temporarily postponed.
We’ll be sharing a new date soon — and appreciate your understanding and continued support. Stay tuned! 💙
We’ll be sharing a new date soon — and appreciate your understanding and continued support. Stay tuned! 💙
September 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
📢 Our panel, Serve & Protect or Curb & Collect, has been temporarily postponed.
We’ll be sharing a new date soon — and appreciate your understanding and continued support. Stay tuned! 💙
We’ll be sharing a new date soon — and appreciate your understanding and continued support. Stay tuned! 💙
Governments shouldn’t bankrupt families to fund themselves. 🙅
In a new episode of @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social's Everyday Injustice podcast, we break down how fines and fees have turned our justice system into a revenue machine, prioritizing budgets over fairness.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
In a new episode of @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social's Everyday Injustice podcast, we break down how fines and fees have turned our justice system into a revenue machine, prioritizing budgets over fairness.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Governments shouldn’t bankrupt families to fund themselves. 🙅
In a new episode of @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social's Everyday Injustice podcast, we break down how fines and fees have turned our justice system into a revenue machine, prioritizing budgets over fairness.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
In a new episode of @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social's Everyday Injustice podcast, we break down how fines and fees have turned our justice system into a revenue machine, prioritizing budgets over fairness.
🎧 tinyurl.com/4jpfxufn
Reposted by Fines and Fees Justice Center
Imposing Instability: How Court Fines and Fees Destabilize Government Budgets and Criminalize Those Who Cannot Pay - Fines and Fees Justice Center
Imposing Instability: How Court Fines and Fees Destabilize Government Budgets and Criminalize Those Who Cannot Pay - Fines and Fees Justice Center
In a first-of-its-kind report, the Fines and Fees Justice Center looks at the amount of criminal, juvenile, municipal, and traffic fines and fees imposed by courts nationwide and compares those ...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Imposing Instability: How Court Fines and Fees Destabilize Government Budgets and Criminalize Those Who Cannot Pay - Fines and Fees Justice Center
We’re excited to share that @detroitjusticecen.bsky.social is hosting a public screening of #FinedOut — followed by two panels on how communities are fighting for reform.
📍LOVE Building – 4731 Grand River Ave. Detroit
⏰9/23 | 6 PM
🎟️ Free admission
🔗 Register today: finedout.com/events
📍LOVE Building – 4731 Grand River Ave. Detroit
⏰9/23 | 6 PM
🎟️ Free admission
🔗 Register today: finedout.com/events
September 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We’re excited to share that @detroitjusticecen.bsky.social is hosting a public screening of #FinedOut — followed by two panels on how communities are fighting for reform.
📍LOVE Building – 4731 Grand River Ave. Detroit
⏰9/23 | 6 PM
🎟️ Free admission
🔗 Register today: finedout.com/events
📍LOVE Building – 4731 Grand River Ave. Detroit
⏰9/23 | 6 PM
🎟️ Free admission
🔗 Register today: finedout.com/events
For thousands of New Mexicans leaving prison, monthly parole fees — ranging from $25 to $150 — were a major barrier to successful reintegration. But thanks to #SB375, returning citizens can look forward to a fresh start, free from parole fee debt.
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👉 tinyurl.com/4usvnku3
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For thousands of New Mexicans leaving prison, monthly parole fees — ranging from $25 to $150 — were a major barrier to successful reintegration. But thanks to #SB375, returning citizens can look forward to a fresh start, free from parole fee debt.
👉 tinyurl.com/4usvnku3
👉 tinyurl.com/4usvnku3
Bench warrants should never be used to collect debt.
In 5 years, 13 states issued 2.5 M warrants for unpaid fines & fees. This approach drains resources from communities, courts, & law enforcement — all to chase down court debt from people who can’t pay.
💡 tinyurl.com/msewyk3j
In 5 years, 13 states issued 2.5 M warrants for unpaid fines & fees. This approach drains resources from communities, courts, & law enforcement — all to chase down court debt from people who can’t pay.
💡 tinyurl.com/msewyk3j
September 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Bench warrants should never be used to collect debt.
In 5 years, 13 states issued 2.5 M warrants for unpaid fines & fees. This approach drains resources from communities, courts, & law enforcement — all to chase down court debt from people who can’t pay.
💡 tinyurl.com/msewyk3j
In 5 years, 13 states issued 2.5 M warrants for unpaid fines & fees. This approach drains resources from communities, courts, & law enforcement — all to chase down court debt from people who can’t pay.
💡 tinyurl.com/msewyk3j
Results for America’s new strategy guide explores how #FinesAndFees reform can expand equity & economic mobility — & urges lawmakers to consider:
🔹 Waiving old court debt
🔹 Expunging minor offenses
🔹 Exploring alternative government funding sources
💡 tinyurl.com/3ba2kn5f
🔹 Waiving old court debt
🔹 Expunging minor offenses
🔹 Exploring alternative government funding sources
💡 tinyurl.com/3ba2kn5f
Government-levied fines and fees reform
Reform fine and fees levels and address racial and economic disparities: While the compounding financial penalties and consequences of fines and fees can…
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September 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Results for America’s new strategy guide explores how #FinesAndFees reform can expand equity & economic mobility — & urges lawmakers to consider:
🔹 Waiving old court debt
🔹 Expunging minor offenses
🔹 Exploring alternative government funding sources
💡 tinyurl.com/3ba2kn5f
🔹 Waiving old court debt
🔹 Expunging minor offenses
🔹 Exploring alternative government funding sources
💡 tinyurl.com/3ba2kn5f
After Ryan received his first speeding ticket, he remembers paying the $61 he was assessed in full, in cash, & in person. This July, he was arrested and jailed — all over $61 in *potentially outstanding* debt.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 @thenewmexican.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/25ah8fnf
It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 @thenewmexican.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/25ah8fnf
Jailed for court debt: Unpaid traffic tickets still land New Mexicans behind bars
Court fee reforms in recent years have reshaped the assessment of such fees, but many people are still jailed statewide for failure to pay.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
After Ryan received his first speeding ticket, he remembers paying the $61 he was assessed in full, in cash, & in person. This July, he was arrested and jailed — all over $61 in *potentially outstanding* debt.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 @thenewmexican.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/25ah8fnf
It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 @thenewmexican.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/25ah8fnf
📢 We’re Hiring! 📢
FFJC is seeking a solutions-oriented #Operations Associate to help keep our systems running smoothly as we advance fines & fees reform. If you're organized, proactive, & passionate about economic justice — we want to hear from you!
👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/5n7c2dbv
FFJC is seeking a solutions-oriented #Operations Associate to help keep our systems running smoothly as we advance fines & fees reform. If you're organized, proactive, & passionate about economic justice — we want to hear from you!
👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/5n7c2dbv
We're Hiring: Operations Associate - Fines and Fees Justice Center
POSITION SUMMARY The Fines & Fees Justice Center (FFJC) is seeking someone with strong organizational and administrative skills to join the team as an Operations Associate. This is an entry ...
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September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
📢 We’re Hiring! 📢
FFJC is seeking a solutions-oriented #Operations Associate to help keep our systems running smoothly as we advance fines & fees reform. If you're organized, proactive, & passionate about economic justice — we want to hear from you!
👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/5n7c2dbv
FFJC is seeking a solutions-oriented #Operations Associate to help keep our systems running smoothly as we advance fines & fees reform. If you're organized, proactive, & passionate about economic justice — we want to hear from you!
👉 Apply now: tinyurl.com/5n7c2dbv