Child Advocacy Program Signs In Support of Social Justice Reform in Juvenile Fees and Fines

The Child Advocacy Program (CAP) was signatory in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting updated guidelines from the Department of Justice on juvenile fees and fines.  The letter, dated June 8, 2021, calls for the updated advisory to 1) recommend that states abolish juvenile fees and fines and 2) incorporate recent case law and emerging research regarding the constitutionality of juvenile fees and fines.

Click here to read the full letter to the DOJ with lead authors including the Juvenile Law Center, Berkeley Law Policy Advocacy Clinic, Fees and Fines Justice Center, National Center for Youth Law, and National Juvenile Defender Center.