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Fighting Fines & Fees: Borrowing From Consumer Law To Combat Criminal Justice Debt Abuses, Neil L. Sobol
Fighting Fines & Fees: Borrowing From Consumer Law To Combat Criminal Justice Debt Abuses, Neil L. Sobol
University of Colorado Law Review
Although media and academic sources often describe mass incarceration as the primary challenge facing the American criminal justice system, the imposition of criminal justice debt may be a more pervasive problem. On March 14, 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that state chief justices forward a letter to all judges in their jurisdictions describing the constitutional violations associated with the illegal assessment and enforcement of fines and fees. The DOJ's concerns include the incarceration of indigent individuals without determining whether the failure to pay is willful and the use of bail practices that result in impoverished defendants remaining in …
A Short History Of Poverty Lawyers In The United States, Deborah J. Cantrell
A Short History Of Poverty Lawyers In The United States, Deborah J. Cantrell
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Justice For Interests Of The Poor: The Problem Of Navigating The System Without Counsel, Deborah J. Cantrell
Justice For Interests Of The Poor: The Problem Of Navigating The System Without Counsel, Deborah J. Cantrell
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