Due Process

The New Due Process: Fairness in a Fee-Driven State

DOJ Dear Colleague Letter to Courts Regarding Fines and Fees for Youth and Adults

Equal Protection

Michael Harris Portrait

Michael Harris

Michael Harris is an attorney and Senior Director for Justice and Equity and Legal Advocacy at the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL). He works on...

System-Impacted Youth

Kahlil Straxson

Kahlil had his first encounter with the court system at the young age of 16 – unaware of the dreadful experience he was about to have within the...

Targeted Fines and Fees Against Low-Income Communities of Color: Civil Rights and Constitutional Implications

Equal Protection