Court Fines and Fees Are Literally Trapping Poor People in the System for Life

David Greenwald, The Davis Vanguard •

When you think of pressing criminal justice reform issues you may think of wrongful convictions, over-prosecution, the death penalty, the crisis of indigent defense, maybe bail reform and probably a whole host of other things before you get to this one: fines and fees. 

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Jessica Feierman oversees Juvenile Law Center’s projects and programs. Feierman currently leads a national effort to end fines and fees in the juvenile justice system and is engaged in litigation aimed at eliminating solitary confinement and other abusive practices in juvenile facilities.

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