Tag: United States Commission on Civil Rights

North Carolinians to USCCR: More Has to be Done to Mitigate Impact of Court Fines, Fees

North Carolina residents, attorneys and criminal justice reform advocates laid bare Thursday the brutal consequences for defendants who can’t afford to pay court fines and fees to the North Carolina Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR). The Committee has been hosting public panels to hear testimony about post-conviction legal financial obligations […]