Crime and Justice NewsSep 242 minJustice System Fines and Fees Can Strain Financially Unstable FamiliesThe Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, along with the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, in a webinar hosted by The Urban Institute ...
Crime and Justice NewsMar 11 minFerguson, Mo., Settles 'Debtors Prison' Lawsuit for $4.5MFerguson, Missouri agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison,...
Crime and Justice NewsMar 11 minDOJ: Mississippi Police Agency Unconstitutionally Jailed PeopleThe Department of Justice says that a Mississippi police department violated the Constitution by jailing people for unpaid fines without...
Crime and Justice NewsMar 13, 20231 minStudy Links Cities' Fines And Fees With Killings By PolicePredatory fines and fees imposed by municipalities are not just ineffective and destructive to Black and Latino communities, they can...
Crime and Justice NewsApr 29, 20222 minIL Schools Ban Fines, But Outsource System to CopsIllinois police ticket thousands of students a year for misbehaving in schools, turning adolescent problems once handled in the...
Crime and Justice NewsJan 20, 20221 minPolice in Small Alabama Town Profit Off TicketsBrookside, a small town in Alabama notorious for handing out petty-ante tickets, relies financially on tickets and aggressive policing,...
