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New Study Documents Lower Pre-arrest Incomes for Prisoners by Derek Gilna A study released last year, prepared by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI), documented what most criminal justice experts have long suspected – that offenders’ pre-arrest incomes are significantly lower than the incomes of people who are not incarcerated. Interestingly, …
Collecting Unpaid Booking Fees in Colorado may be Illegal, Experts Say by Joe Watson According to legal experts, unpaid jail booking fees that sheriff’s departments across Colorado have collected for years may violate state law if the fees are being taken from people who are repeatedly arrested, such as the …
Article • May 12, 2016
Proposals Aim to End Debtor’s Prison in Pennsylvania by David Reutter Pennsylvania courts are frequently imprisoning people who are unable to pay fines. Proposed rule changes aim to end debtor’s prisons, but the real problem may be a lack of oversight for the local courts that oversee such cases. Ann …
Brief • April 25, 2016
Jones v. Clark County, 6th Cir, KY, Appellant Brief, wrongful imprisonment jail demanded pay-to-stay fees, 2016 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT CASE NO. 16-5295 _______________________________________ DAVID JONES, Plaintiff - Appellant v. CLARK COUNTY, KENTUCKY, et al., Defendants - Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District …
Publication • February 12, 2016
In Jail and In Debt - Ohios Pay-to-Stay Fees, ACLU 2015 In Jail & In Debt: Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Fees ~ Fall 2015 In Jail & In Debt: Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Fees Fall 2015 www.acluohio.org In Jail & In Debt: Ohio’s Pay-to-Stay Fees Fall 2015 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1 Analysis …
Article • January 12, 2016
Filed under: Overcrowding, Booking Fees
Overcrowds Its Jail with People Who Can't Pay Court Fines and Fees by Joe Watson A recent analysis by the Tulsa World found that the percentage of bookings into the Tulsa, Oklahoma, County Jail involving warrants for failure to pay court fines and fees has more than tripled since 2004, …
Article • January 12, 2016
Filed under: Booking Fees
Ohio ACLU Study Shows Pay-to-Stay Programs Don't Generate Much Revenue by Matthew Clarke A report released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio (ACLU) in June 2013 shows that the pay-to-stay fees charged by Ohio jails do not generate much revenue and damage indigent prisoners and their families. It …
Article • January 11, 2016
Georgia Debtor Prison Challenged by Cellphone video of a judge threatening to jail indigent defendants in Bowdon, Georgia, for failure to pay fines and fees prompted a policy change.  Yet, so called “debtors prisons” are still a problem in the state. While in court to contest citations, including one for …
Brief • October 22, 2015
ACLU v. City of Colorado Springs, CO, Settlement and Release Agreement,2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AN]) RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) is made by and among Shawn Hardman, Barry Crews, Danielle Zolna, and Justin Hamilton (collectively “Plaintiffs”), the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Colorado (“ACLU”), and the City …
Article • September 9, 2015
Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000 by Mark Wilson Wisconsin Jail’s 2013 Prisoner Fee Revenue Falls $130,000          by Mark Wilson A litigation-compelled policy change has cut a Wisconsin County’s booking and pay-to- stay fees by $130,000. However, county officials are quickly recouping the revenue from other detainees. A …
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Nevada Jail Charges Prisoners for Meals, Medical Care to Defray Costs by Michael Brodheim Overcrowding at Nevada’s Elko County jail is expected to ease with the scheduled completion of an addition to the facility, while the …
Article • January 13, 2015
Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons by Ohio ACLU Report Exposes State's Unconstitutional Debtors' Prisons An investigative report by Ohio's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed that a majority of the state's municipal courts are running modern-day debtors' prisons by jailing poor defendants who …
Article • January 12, 2015
Florida Pretrial Detainees Properly Charged “Subsistence Costs” by Florida Pretrial Detainees Properly Charged “Subsistence Costs” The Florida Court of Appeal for the Fourth District has upheld the constitutional application of a statue and a jail’s procedures allowing pretrial detainees to be charged “daily subsistence costs.” Pretrial detainees Thomas Solomos and …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Booking Fees
Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge by Mark Wilson Seventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Illinois Booking Fee Challenge by Mark Wilson On January 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a challenge to a jail’s booking fee policy. The Village of Woodridge, Illinois …
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Appeals, Booking Fees
California Supreme Court: Challenge to Booking Fee Order Forfeited Due to Failure to Object in Trial Court by On April 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of California, resolving a conflict among lower state courts, held that a defendant who fails to contest a jail booking fee order when it is …
Article • March 15, 2014 • from PLN March, 2014
Texas Criminal Court Fees are a Tax on Poor Defendants by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Texas legislature has erected such a hodgepodge of criminal court fees that even the court administrators and clerks don’t know how to apply them. These fees, which are frequently not used for their …
Brief • January 28, 2014
Filed under: Booking Fees
Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Opinion, Jail Booking Fees, 2014 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 12-2619 JERRY G. MARKADONATOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE OF WOODRIDGE, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 11-CV-7006 — …
Brief • May 10, 2013
Filed under: Booking Fees
Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Pltf. Reply Brief, Jail Booking Fees, 2013 Case: 12-2619 Document: 37 Filed: 05/10/2013 Pages: 32 No. 12-2619 _____________________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT _____________________________________________________________________________ JERRY G. MARKADONATOS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VILLAGE …
Brief • April 5, 2013
Filed under: Booking Fees
Markadonatos v. Village Woolridge, IL, Dfdt. Appeal Brief, Jail Booking Fees, 2013 Case: 12-2619 Document: 30 Filed: 04/05/2013 Pages: 44 No. 12-2619 In the United States Court of Appeals For The Seventh Circuit Jerry G. Markadonatos, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. Village of Woodridge, …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
Pay-to-Stay Jail Programs Growing by Due in part to stressed government budgets, “pay-to-stay” fees imposed on prisoners in county jails are becoming more prevalent. Two counties, one in Ohio and the other in California, are now collecting incarceration costs from detainees. After Keller Blackburn became prosecutor for Athens County, Ohio, …
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