About 24,000 Georgians in poverty live in the localities with extreme fine and fee practices. Fines and fees overreliance excessively extracts wealth from communities of color and communities with few resources.
Washtenaw County is exploring ways to reduce or even eliminate justice system fines and fees. To do that, the county recently joined the national organization Cities and Counties for Fine and Fee Justice. WEMU's Josh Hakala explains.
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Cities and Counties for Fine and Fee Justice announces the new members of their national leadership network dedicated to pursuing bold fine and fee reforms.