Now, FCC has increased rate caps for phone & video calls — raising prices by as much as 83% & costing families an added $215M every year. Instead of protecting families, the Commission is profiting from their disconnection.

Learn more from @eji.org: tinyurl.com/5n8y4r6e

In 2024, the FCC unanimously adopted rules capping predatory call rates in prisons & jails, as required by the Martha Wright Reed Just & Reasonable Communications Act. This summer, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr delayed the new caps by 2 years, citing vague “negative, unintended consequences.”

🗓️ On 11/13, join FFJC’s Lillian Patil & @okpolicy.bsky.social’s Cole Allen for a timely discussion on:
👉 Real government costs of the status quo
👉 Navigating missing/unclear fiscal data
👉 Accounts of how budget-based advocacy has driven reform

🔗 Register today: tinyurl.com/4embbv3y

In 2023, Pennsylvania's juvenile courts charged kids $311 on average, but families were only able to pay, on average, $166. Ending youth fines & fees would lift a huge weight off families, keep our communities safe, & give kids a real chance to move forward.

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Join to hear FFJC’s Lillian Patil & @okpolicy.bsky.social’s Cole Allen share:
👉 The government cost of maintaining the fines and fees status quo
👉 Strategies for navigating missing or unclear fiscal data
👉 Accounts of how budget-based advocacy has driven reform

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This milestone in our campaign to #EndJusticeFees shows what’s possible when advocates, policymakers, & state leaders unite with resolve to build a legal system focused on delivering justice — not generating revenue.

🔗 Learn more about the new law: tinyurl.com/yn6c8njx

When people can’t pay, governments can’t collect & budget gaps grow. This destabilizes families & the systems meant to serve them.

🎧 Hear more on why fines and fees are bad for people & bad for budgets on @vanguardnewsgroup.bsky.social's #EverydayInjustice podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=e6-ck1aNncc

1 in 3 Americans have carried court debt over the last 10 years, but reform is gaining momentum. This year alone, we helped end fees in 10 states. "It doesn't work, and it's
causing unbelievable harm. So that’s the next step — get rid of all the fees."

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This isn’t just about individual harm. It’s about a justice system that prioritizes revenue over fairness & undermines local economies. “There is a lot more evidence that this is both bad economic policy in addition to the moral problems,” Joanna Weiss shared with @law360.bsky.social.

In our latest blog, we break down how advocates can use #ImposingInstability insights to:
🔹 Investigate local fines & fees policies
🔹 Push for real, structural change

Courts won’t stop treating people like a revenue source until we take action. Here’s how:
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