January 2020 / Parole / Pretrial / Probation
The Hidden Cost of the Disease: Fines, Fees, and Costs Assessed on Persons with Alleged Substance Use Disorder
by UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review
Report on the substantial fines, fees, and other legal costs that people involved with the criminal justice system who have a substance use disorder are required to pay. Call for change to a system that places the most costly financial sanctions on its most vulnerable populations.