rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/fines-fees-and-you-progress-in-the-first-state?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-fines-fees-and-you-progress-in-the-first-state' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> The Campaign to End Debtors' Prison https://actionnetwork.org/groups/the-campaign-to-end-debtors-prison https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/events/photos/001/990/163/normal/We_shouldn%E2%80%99t_have_to_hope_for_more_crime_to_fund_essential_government_services.png The Campaign to End Debtors' Prison, in partnership with Friendship House, Delaware Center for Justice, Network Delaware, and Tide Shift Justice Project, invite you to hear about the progress Delaware has made in alleviating the financial burdens imposed on justice-involved Delawareans through criminal legal system fines and fees. In 2021, the National Center for Access to Justice at Fordham Law School ranked Delaware near last in a ranking of states fines and fees policies and practices. In 2022, with the passing of an omnibus fines and fees reform bill, Delaware moved from 47th to 23rd. In 2024, Delaware made still further progress, passing a set of "fee elimination bills" that removed these costs from being imposed on our most vulnerable populations while simultaneously stabilizing funding for vital government services. What's next? Hear from a panel of experts to learn more about where Delaware started, how far we've come, and what may lie in our future. Speakers include: Governor-Elect Matt Meyer Priya Sarathy Jones, Fines and Fees Justice Center Rebecka Ash, advocate Meryem Dede, Campaign to End Debtors' Prison https://actionnetwork.org/events/fines-fees-and-you-progress-in-the-first-state