Comments in response to Securus’ Petition for Waiver of the Per-Minute Rate Requirement (“Petition”) as a coalition of organizations committed to securing just rates for people who are directly impacted by incarceration. In order to expand its subscriptions program, Securus requested a waiver of FCC rules 64.6030, 64.6080, and 64.6090 that require interstate incarcerated person…
Written Testimony before the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of H.1900: An Act Relative to Telephone Service for Inmates in All Correctional and Other Penal Institutions in the Commonwealth
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Appendix B of Collection of Criminal Justice Debt Through the State Civil Justice System
A primer for advocates and policy makers INTRODUCTION The use of the criminal justice system to collect fines, fees, restitution, and other types of criminal justice debt has been condemned as punitive, self-defeating, discriminatory, and, in some cases, unconstitutional. Would use of the existing civil justice system be a viable alternative? The criminal justice system’s…
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This webinar will examine the burden of criminal legal system debt on individuals and communities, and guide participants through the benefits and limitations that the Bankruptcy Code presents. Speakers:Amreeta Mathai, American Civil Liberties UnionGeoff Walsh, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law CenterAndrea Bopp Stark, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center Additional Materials:…
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130 groups Call for a Nationwide Moratorium on Juvenile Fees and Fines
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COVID-19 has created an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. Low-wage, hourly, and gig workers are losing income or risking their health working in close proximity to others. More and more families are struggling to pay rent, keep the lights on, feed their children, and get medical care in the midst of widespread fear and…
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Testimony regarding Bill H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19
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