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Criminal Justice Debt: A Toolkit for Action

  • Organization: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
  • Author: Roopal Patel and Meghna Philip
  • Document Type: Report
  • Date Created: Thursday, July 12, 2012
  • Submitted: Thursday, July 12, 2012
  • Attachment(s): LINK

Criminal Justice Debt: A Toolkit for Action examines the myriad problems that criminal justice debt collection policies create for the individuals in the criminal justice system, the communities they reside in, and the states who attempt to make money off of them. The report also analyzes the impact these charges have had on the states that attempt to collect fees from people who cannot pay them. The authors propose areas that advocates can target for reform, and present action materials that advocates can use to build a successful campaign to fight for more just policies.