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.
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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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Our latest blog breaks down how advocates can leverage insights from #ImposingInstability to:
🗺️ Map where these warrants are in use
📉 Expose inefficiencies
🗣️ Push for fairer alternatives
This is a policy that we can & must move away from. Here’s how:
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Our new blog shows how to use insights from #ImposingInstability to:
🔍 Expose the instability of fine & fee revenue
🧑⚖️ Hold budget officials accountable
⚖️ Advocate to phase out fines & fees as a funding source
⬇️ Learn how we can end reliance on fees: tinyurl.com/2v59rbhk
Revenue shouldn’t be driving government decision-making. Our new blog explores how advocates can use #ImposingInstability to:
🔍 Spot caseload-to-imposition trends
🏛️ Identify government reliance on fines & fees
📝 Start building a fiscally grounded advocacy plan
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Our latest blog explores how advocates can use insights from #ImposingInstability to:
🔍 Track local & state court costs
📢 Expose harmful fee traps
💪 Push for full fee elimination
Dive into our blog to learn how we can end court reliance on fees.
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The #ImposingInstability blog series offers strategies that advocates can use to:
🔹 Learn if your state reports on the fines & fees it imposes
🔹 Identify reliance on fines & fees to fund public services
🔹 Use local data to uncover disparities & policy failures
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How can advocates use national data on fine and fee impositions to drive local action?
In a new blog series, we’re breaking down how to leverage insights from FFJC’s #ImposingInstability report to build power, drive reform, & deliver relief to our communities.
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Waiving old court debt isn't a cure all – but it does give people a real fresh start. Since many states already see this debt as uncollectible, they can act now without fear of fiscal fallout.
👇Learn how CA, NJ, & CO did it in #ImposingInstability.
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Courts already have a range of tools to encourage payment apart from arrest or jail time.
Ending debt-related bench warrants would promote fairness, & reduce burdens on courts, law enforcement, & jails.
👇Learn more in our latest report, #ImposingInstability
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Even as incoming cases dropped by 20%, the imposition of #FinesAndFees increased by 3%. During these same five years, fines & fees collections dropped by 33% — and did not recover post-COVID.
💡Explore smarter alternatives in our new report, #ImposingInstability
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📉 With court collections declining over the past 5 years, it’s clear that government reliance on #FinesAndFees isn’t just risky – it’s unsustainable.
📘 Head to our new report, #ImposingInstability, to explore smarter funding options for lawmakers to consider!
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Eliminating all justice system fees would bring long-overdue relief, reduce systemic disparities, and help establish a fairer justice system.
📘Check our latest report, #ImposingInstability, to learn exactly why these fees have to go.
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When people can’t pay, they face severe, long-term impacts.
In #ImposingInstability, we show how this risky funding model destabilizes budgets, deepens inequality, & perpetuates criminalization.
👇Read the report to learn how we can build a fairer system.
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