The Cost of Rehabilitation How Fines and Fees in the Juvenile Legal Sys
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Argues that court-imposed juvenile fines and fees are predatory, racially skewed, and often unlawful, backed by national mapping and reports showing every state but New York charges youth and families and California youth owed about $360 million pre-reform. Combines policy advocacy, litigation and local court policy work plus data audits and an interactive map to push change. Notes perverse economics—Louisiana spends $1.15 to collect $1, Oregon spent $866k to collect $864k—and shows some jurisdictions refund hundreds of thousands.
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- 0:00Juvenile fines and fees problem
- 8:03Audience poll on justice goals
- 13:30Marcus Jarvis' story
- 19:40Juvenile legal system history
- 29:50National impact of fines and fees
- 38:16Efforts to abolish fines and fees
- 43:54Legal challenges to fines
- 51:57Reform strategies in justice
- 59:22Juvenile and adult reform overlap
- 1:06:22Get involved in advocacy
- 1:11:19Call to action