fines and fees

For many individuals and households, a $200 traffic ticket can devastate savings and finances. The Federal Reserve’s Report on the Economi

Video series from Aspen EPIC on the burdensome fines and fees imposed by the criminal justice systems around the nation.

Anne Stuhldreher, Aspen FSP Senior Fellow and Director of the San Francisco Financial Justice Project interviews Rosazlia Grillier, a member of the Illinois POWER-PAC COFI.

Anne Stuhldreher, Aspen FSP Senior Fellow and Director of the San Francisco Financial Justice Project interviews Daniel Bowes an attorney at the North Carolina Justice Center.

Anne Stuhldreher, Aspen FSP Senior Fellow and Director of the San Francisco Financial Justice Project interviews Sue Berkowitz, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.

April 11, 2019 Over-reliance on fines and fees is a big part of the problem, but there are a lot of steps that cities can take.