Fines

Debt Burn

House Bill 4634 and Senate Bill 428

Getting the State Out of Our Pockets: Eliminating Fines and Fees in the State of Kansas

2023 Debt Free Justice National Convening

2023 DFJ Fact Sheet

Community Art Project Aims to Reform Juvenile Justice System in Arkansas

September 7, 2023

The Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition (AJRC) partnered with My-T-By-Design Therapeutic Art Studio to host a community art project aimed at addressing...

New Research: Monetary Sanctions Shape Cynicism & Accelerate Adulthood

Interviews with Impacted People

Portrait of Chandra Grayson

Chandra Grayson

For years, Chandra Grayson and her family lived through the emotional and fiscal upheaval wrought by the court's punitive fines and fees incurred...

System-Impacted Youth

Portrait of Yusef Presley

Yusef Presley

“The way my life went, it took a village,” begins Yusef Presley. Caught up in the system since the age of five, Yusef’s search for community was often...

System-Impacted Youth

Portrait of Priscilla Amao

Priscilla Amao

Priscilla Amao's encounter with the justice system began at the age of 13 due to her truancy. Being the eldest child of migrant farm workers...