On September 29th, elected officials and advocates from the No Price on Justice coalition held a digital press conference to announce the introduction of the End Predatory Court Fees Act. The legislation proposed would eliminate court fees, mandatory minimum fines,...
Some New York State Senate Democrats want Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration to halt collection of various fees and fines during the novel coronavirus pandemic. It’s the right idea. Collection of at least some of those debts need to be delayed during an...
Sixty state legislators signed a letter sent to Gov. Cuomo on Friday, urging him to take seven (7) steps, using his expanded executive authority, to prevent poverty-based police-civilian interactions and incarceration, and to provide relief from widespread financial...
The property tax cap creates perverse incentives for criminalizing low-income people of color and turning the police into revenue generators. It’s wrong to create a criminal record for those who can’t afford to buy back their driver’s licenses. Read the full op-ed by...
A new report released today by the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School found that New Yorkers of color are disproportionately stopped, ticketed, arrested, charged, and convicted for traffic violations and driving on a suspended license. Read more...
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