Municipal Fees Bolster Inequity In Low-Income Communities. Sacramento Could Change This - CapRadio March 24, 2021 Read More
Changing unfair fines and fees that can derail the lives of people who can’t afford to pay - CalMatters March 01, 2021 Read More
Jail stores should provide low-priced necessities, not generate punitive profits - Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity September 02, 2020 Read More
Unemployment Insurance Bolsters Child Support Payments, But Future Remains Uncertain - Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity August 13, 2020 Read More
Survey of People Incarcerated in San Francisco County Jails February 18, 2021 Read our survey of people incarcerated in San Francisco jails, one of the largest surveys of its kind. Read More
Justice is Calling February 18, 2021 Read our report on our first-in-the-nation work to put People Over Profits by making jail phone calls free and ending commissary store markups. Read More
In California, how much do parents pay to talk to their children who are locked up in county juvenile facilities? The Financial Justice Project partnered with the Young Women's Freedom Center and Children's Defense Fund-California to publish a report on the expensive and varying costs of juvenile hall phone calls. Read More
How much do California jails charge incarcerated people for toothpaste, soap, and coffee? The Financial Justice Project partnered with the Young Women's Freedom Center to publish a report on how many California jails use their commissaries as profit centers to fund jail operations. As a result, incarcerated people and their families pay the price. Read More
Advancing Financial Justice in San Francisco: The Experience and Lessons of the City’s Financial Justice Project Three and a half years after the launch of The Financial Justice Project, we are sharing our experiences and lessons learned implementing reforms to local fines and fees in San Francisco. Read More
Driving Toward Justice April 27, 2020 How ending driver’s license suspensions for unpaid traffic tickets helps communities without impacting court collections. Read More
Relief from Government-Owed Child Support Debt August 28, 2019 For many low-income families in California, the majority of their child support payments go to the government, not to children. Read More
The Payback Problem April 08, 2019 The report reveals that every year, hundreds of thousands of low-income children do not receive their full child support payment Read More
Long Overdue: Eliminating Fines on Overdue materials to Improve Access to San Francisco Public Library January 17, 2019 The Financial Justice Project partnered with the San Francisco Public Library to publish a report on the impact of the library’s overdue fines. Read More
Criminal Justice Fees: High Pain for People, Low Gain for Government May 22, 2018 San Francisco became the first county in the nation to pass legislation to eliminate administrative fees charged to people exiting the criminal justice system. Read More
New Issue Brief and Survey on SF Reforms to Put People Over Profits, Make Jail Phone Calls Free, and End Commissary Markups February 18, 2021 Read More
New Research: How California Jails and Youth Lockups Profit off Incarcerated People & Their Families August 18, 2020 Read More
3/23 Online Panel on Prison and Jail Phone Justice - Worth Rises at The Greene Space March 23, 2021 The SF Financial Justice Project participated on an online panel hosted by Worth Rises at The Greene Space... Read More
The High Cost of Jail Calls and Commissary Markups - Aspen Institute February 23, 2021 The SF Financial Justice Project participated in a panel with the Aspen Institute and community advocates on February 23, 2021 on the costs... Read More
New Fine and Fee Discounts for Struggling San Franciscans - The Financial Justice Project February 02, 2021 The Financial Justice Project hosted a webinar on new fine and fee discounts for struggling San Franciscans for service providers and partners in community... Read More
Local Government Use of Fines and Fees - Michigan Journal of Law Reform January 28, 2021 The Financial Justice Project joined the Michigan Journal of Law Reform for a panel on how local governments use fines and fees as a revenue source... Read More
How We Rise: How social networks impact economic mobility - Brookings Institution January 12, 2021 The Financial Justice Project joined the Race, Prosperity and Inclusion Initiative at Brookings and community leaders from Racine, WI and Washington, DC for a webinar to examine... Read More
Cities & Counties for Fine and Fee Justice - PolicyLink December 18, 2019 To seize upon and expand the movement for Financial Justice, PolicyLink, The Financial Justice Project, and the Fines and Fees Justice Center have established... Read More
The Payback Problem: Why Child Support in California Goes to the Gov't Instead - PolicyLink April 30, 2019 The Financial Justice Project joined PolicyLink and other experts for a conversation on how very year, hundreds of thousands of poor children across California... Read More
Reforming Fines and Fees: From Wealth Stripping to Economic Security - PolicyLink April 03, 2018 The Financial Justice Project joined PolicyLink and other experts for a conversation on how regressive fines-and-fees systems can strip wealth from low-income families... Read More
