Testimony
Testimony on Court-Imposed Fees and Fines Before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
L.B. Eisen, director of the Brennan Center’s Justice Program, submitted testimony detailing how court-imposed fees and fines unjustly burden vulnerable communities.
On July 27, 2021, Justice Program Director L.B. Eisen submitted testimony to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security for a hearing titled A Fine Scheme: How Court-Imposed Fees and Fines Unjustly Burden Vulnerable Communities. Drawing from original Brennan Center research, Eisen urges Congress to incentivize states to reduce the burden of court-imposed fees and fines on the most marginalized people in our communities.
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