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Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Unnecessary Uses of Bench Warrants and Prevent Debtor’s Prison

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|Date: February 17, 2023
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Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Unnecessary Uses of Bench Warrants and Prevent Debtor’s Prison

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Bench warrants deepen existing racial and economic disparities i ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA - Bench warrants deepen existing racial and economic disparities in California by unnecessarily incarcerating low-income Black and Brown people as punishment for ...

February 17, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 181: NCAJ on Failures of the Criminal Legal System

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|Date: January 03, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 181: NCAJ on Failures of the Criminal Legal System

This week on Everyday Injustice we have NCAJ (National Center for Access to Justice) Policy Director Laur ...

This week on Everyday Injustice we have NCAJ (National Center for Access to Justice) Policy Director Lauren Jones talking about their work on behalf of criminal justice reform. “NCAJ uses data, resear ...

January 03, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

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|Date: July 22, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Debt – Punishing Poverty

Counterproductive laws that suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees make it harder for millio ...

Counterproductive laws that suspend driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees make it harder for millions to work and provide for their families. By Nazish Dholakia Derrick Sprouse’s driver’s licens ...

July 22, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Environmental Justice Requires Us to Address Income Inequality

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|Date: April 10, 2022
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Sunday Commentary: Environmental Justice Requires Us to Address Income Inequality

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A week ago, Robert Hansen penned an opinion piece, “Driving is a R ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor A week ago, Robert Hansen penned an opinion piece, “Driving is a Right Not a Privilege,” and it deals with an overall issue of fines and fees—and one problem tha ...

April 10, 2022
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Commentary: Driving Is a Right, Not a Privilege

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|Date: April 02, 2022
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Commentary: Driving Is a Right, Not a Privilege

By Robert J. Hansen Nothing symbolizes and embodies American freedom like the automobile and although dri ...

By Robert J. Hansen Nothing symbolizes and embodies American freedom like the automobile and although driving is not a Constitutionally protected right, unimpeded mobility is. While there is a respons ...

April 02, 2022
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CA Legislation Would Help People Clear Record, Get Jobs and Housing – Even If They Can’t Pay Restitution

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|Date: February 18, 2022
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CA Legislation Would Help People Clear Record, Get Jobs and Housing – Even If They Can’t Pay Restitution

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A measure introduced here at the State Capitol Thursday – called t ...

By The Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA – A measure introduced here at the State Capitol Thursday – called the Fresh Start Act – would help people clear their criminal records by ensuring outstanding res ...

February 18, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 140: Tony Messenger Talks about Criminalizing the Poor

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|Date: January 31, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 140: Tony Messenger Talks about Criminalizing the Poor

Tony Messenger, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, talks about the issue of fines and fees and i ...

Tony Messenger, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, talks about the issue of fines and fees and is the author of the recent book, Profit and Punishment How America Criminalizes the Poor in the ...

January 31, 2022
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Report Finds That Alameda County Significantly Reduced Financial Burdens on Families by Eliminating Fees in Juvenile Probation

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|Date: November 17, 2021
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Report Finds That Alameda County Significantly Reduced Financial Burdens on Families by Eliminating Fees in Juvenile Probation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – An increasing amount of research has created awaren ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Berkeley, CA – An increasing amount of research has created awareness that court imposed fees puts an extreme financial hardship on those least able to pay, and ...

November 17, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 127: How Fines and Fees Devastate Lives of the Poor

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|Date: October 25, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 127: How Fines and Fees Devastate Lives of the Poor

While the public has become aware of how various aspects of the criminal legal system produce unjust resu ...

While the public has become aware of how various aspects of the criminal legal system produce unjust results, one area that many are less aware of is that things seemingly as simple as fines and fees ...

October 25, 2021
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Nadler and Sanchez Re-Introduce U.S. Legislation to Remove Excessive Fines and Fees

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|Date: October 25, 2021
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Nadler and Sanchez Re-Introduce U.S. Legislation to Remove Excessive Fines and Fees

By Neha Malhi and Helen Greenia WASHINGTON DC – In what he claims to be an effort to improve the U.S. cri ...

By Neha Malhi and Helen Greenia WASHINGTON DC – In what he claims to be an effort to improve the U.S. criminal justice system, U.S. House Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has reintroduced the ...

October 25, 2021
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Guest Commentary: My Life Was Derailed by a Traffic Ticket

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|Date: October 23, 2021
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Guest Commentary: My Life Was Derailed by a Traffic Ticket

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled ...

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled with a system that punishes poverty. By Dario Alvarez The morning started out like any other. ...

October 23, 2021
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Bipartisan Florida Legislation Targets Inefficient, Uncollectable Fees Charged to Kids

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|Date: October 14, 2021
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Bipartisan Florida Legislation Targets Inefficient, Uncollectable Fees Charged to Kids

By Alexander Ramirez TALLAHASSEE, FL - A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers has filed the Debt-Free Ju ...

By Alexander Ramirez TALLAHASSEE, FL - A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers has filed the Debt-Free Justice for Children Act in the Florida House and Senate, which consists of proposal HB 257 and S ...

October 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Unforgiving Towing Fines Deepen Inequality

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|Date: September 17, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Unforgiving Towing Fines Deepen Inequality

By Madeleine Gilson I got the call from my client, Brianna, a few days before Christmas in 2020. She was ...

By Madeleine Gilson I got the call from my client, Brianna, a few days before Christmas in 2020. She was trying to get to her doctor’s appointment in 15 minutes, but her 2006 Nissan Altima was not whe ...

September 17, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Congress Can Stop This Vicious Cycle of Debt-Based Poverty

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|Date: August 03, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Congress Can Stop This Vicious Cycle of Debt-Based Poverty

Driver's license suspensions are bad for communities, the economy, and public safety. By Emily Dindial On ...

Driver's license suspensions are bad for communities, the economy, and public safety. By Emily Dindial On any given day across the country, millions of Americans have had their drivers’ license suspen ...

August 03, 2021
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House Judiciary Committee Lets States Handle Court-Imposed Fees and Fines, Not Feds. For Now.

Posted by Stacie Guevara
|Date: July 30, 2021
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House Judiciary Committee Lets States Handle Court-Imposed Fees and Fines, Not Feds. For Now.

By Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “A Fine Sc ...

By Stacie Guevara WASHINGTON D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “A Fine Scheme: How Court-Imposed Fees and Fines Unjustly Burden Vulnerable Communities” this week, addre ...

July 30, 2021
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Defendant Can’t Afford Restitution; Judge and DDA Give Defendant a Break

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|Date: November 20, 2020
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Defendant Can’t Afford Restitution; Judge and DDA Give Defendant a Break

By Özge Terzioğlu SACRAMENTO – Defendant Bryan Rosengren is working hard to get a felony conviction reduc ...

By Özge Terzioğlu SACRAMENTO – Defendant Bryan Rosengren is working hard to get a felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor—and he found a little support from Sacramento County Superior Court Judge S ...

November 20, 2020
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Gov. Signs Measure to Eliminate Criminal Legal Fees that Target Poor Californians – Modeled After SF Program

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|Date: September 30, 2020
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Gov. Signs Measure to Eliminate Criminal Legal Fees that Target Poor Californians – Modeled After SF Program

by Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the “Families Over Fees Act,” AB 186 ...

by Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed the “Families Over Fees Act,” AB 1869, which would end 23 administrative fees imposed on low income Californians, driving them deep ...

September 30, 2020
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Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap

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|Date: September 29, 2020
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Outsourcing of DUI and Other Monitoring Costs Offenders, Creating Private Probation Debt Trap

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO-- Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Cour ...

By Josué Monroy SACRAMENTO-- Michael Reynolds showed up to his hearing at Sacramento County Superior Court last week to present proof of his enrollment in a court-ordered rehabilitation program, when ...

September 29, 2020
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California Takes Another Step Toward Relieving Family Debt

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|Date: May 20, 2020
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California Takes Another Step Toward Relieving Family Debt

San Diego County Eliminates Over $40 Million of Old Juvenile Fees By Shellsea Lomeli SAN DIEGO, CA - San ...

San Diego County Eliminates Over $40 Million of Old Juvenile Fees By Shellsea Lomeli SAN DIEGO, CA - San Diego County recently joined the majority of counties in California that have discharged old ju ...

May 20, 2020
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California Is Pushing People Deeper into Poverty by Towing Their Cars for Non-Safety Reasons

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|Date: August 24, 2019
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California Is Pushing People Deeper into Poverty by Towing Their Cars for Non-Safety Reasons

By Maya Ingram Living in California is already expensive enough for working families – paying rent, payin ...

By Maya Ingram Living in California is already expensive enough for working families – paying rent, paying for childcare, putting food on the table, etc. – without also having to pay to retrieve a tow ...

August 24, 2019
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