Unemployment Insurance Bolsters Child Support Payments, But Future Remains Uncertain - Spotlight on Poverty August 13, 2020 Read More
San Francisco becomes first county in the nation to offer free calls to jail inmates - POLITICO August 10, 2020 Read More
SF Supes Approve Ban On City Profiting From Jail Inmate Phone Calls, Services - CBS SF July 15, 2020 Read More
San Francisco Justice: How One City Ended the Fines and Fees Trap - The Crime Report June 03, 2020 Read More
Op-Ed: A Simple But Revolutionary Way to Ease the Burden of Coronavirus - Washington Monthly May 08, 2020 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
Do the Math: Money Bail Doesn't Add Up for San Francisco June 30, 2017 In June of 2017, the Financial Justice Project released a report on San Francisco’s system of money bail. Read More
San Francisco Fines and Fees Task Force Report May 31, 2017 Our first year was about identifying and understanding community pain points, generating buy in from key players, advancing doable solutions, and getting initial traction on reforms. Read More
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Affirms Commitment to Fine and Fee Justice in Budget July 23, 2020 Read More
Ten Cities and Counties Selected for National Challenge to Reform Unjust Fines and Fees May 26, 2020 Read More
New Video: Everything You Think You Know About California Child Support is Probably Wrong May 11, 2020 Read More
