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Announcing Policy Positions on Criminal Court Fines, Fees, & Costs + Action Needed Today!

To skip right to action step and file a witness slip in support of The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act (HB 4594), click here! In one of the richest countries in the world, local and state governments impose the costs of financing the criminal court system on the backs of those who can least af...

Appleseed applauds efforts to curb illegally imposed criminal court fines, fees, and costs; Releases New Resource for Defense Attorneys

Two recent decisions by the Illinois Appellate Court, People v. Mullen and People v. Smith, reduced or eliminated certain court costs, fines, and fees imposed on people convicted of crimes in Cook County. These decisions criticized both “Illinois’s labyrinthine system of criminal fines and fees” a...

Report on the Impact of Court Fines, Fees and Costs

The Collaboration for Justice—the joint social justice effort of Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and the Chicago Council of Lawyers—has released a report on the impact and legality of court fines, fees and costs. The report details how the recent trend of shifting court costs to low-income and in...

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