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Fines, Fees and Police Divestment – August 2020 Newsletter

by Arthur Rizer
Sept 1, 2020
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issues: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Fines and Fees, Policing, Pretrial
originally published in Fines & Fees Justice Center
From Fines & Fees Justice Center:

In Florida, a federal appeals court is about to decide whether to uphold the state’s law requiring people with felony convictions to pay off all fines and fees before they can vote. Find out why Florida makes it nearly impossible for them to pay off court debt in our Amicus brief, co-written with the R Street Institute, Cato Institute and FACDL.

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