ALBANY, N.Y. — Progressive Democrats in the state Legislature have started a push to relieve individuals convicted of crimes from being compelled to pay fees and surcharges including ones that
2021 has demonstrated that fines and fees reform is a political imperative. Yet while the wind may now be in our sails, this emerging movement’s ultimate success is far from inevitable.
State lawmakers in New York are considering legislation that would eliminate fees and surcharges for court and probation, and prevent the garnishment of commissary accounts to pay those fees.