California Court Administrators Release Report On Improving
Fine and Fee Compliance
The Conference of State Court Administrators’ (COSCA) recently
released a policy paper,
Effective Court Policies for Successful Compliance with Legal
Financial Obligations, which recommends policies and
practices that courts can adopt to reduce the adverse impacts
that fines and fees can have on individuals and help improve
collection outcomes. The focus of this paper is to evaluate the
ways in which fines and fees are imposed and collected nationwide
and how failure to pay such fees can lead to significant
consequences. In addition, the paper looks at effective policies
that some state and local courts have adopted and proposes best
practices for state and municipal courts, such as streamlining
the ability of courts to assess ability to pay and expanding
options to satisfy court debt such as community service. For
additional information
please click here.
NACo Hosts Effective Programs and Practices for Women in the
Justice System Webinar
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is hosting the
Effective Programs and Practices for Women in the Justice
System webinar November 3 from 2:00 pm – 3:25 pm. The focus
of this webinar is to discuss what is driving the increase in
women’s jail incarceration and ways that counties can reverse the
trend. Since 1970, the overall jail population in the U.S. has
increased nearly five-fold with the number of women offenders in
jails increasing fourteen-fold, making women offenders the
fastest growing jail population. For additional information and
to register for this event please click
here.
Futures Without Violence Hosts Defending Childhood Webinar
Futures Without Violence is hosting the
Defending Childhood: Lessons Learned on Leadership, Social Change
and Building Community webinar on October 26 from 11:00 am –
12:30 pm. The webinar will focus on shared experiences of
communities working to address the intricate social issue of
children’s vulnerability to violence; ways to address the various
forms of violence that impact children and youth; and lessons and
strategies to establish sustainability and long-term social
reforms. For additional information and to register for the
webinar please click
here.
