Court Fines and Fees Are Literally Trapping Poor People in the System for Life

Jessica Feierman is the Chief Legal Officer of Juvenile Law Center, where she leads programmatic work and engages in impact litigation, amicus efforts, and policy reform to fight the harmful and discriminatory impact of the juvenile and criminal legal and family regulation systems. Jessica is a nationally recognized expert on the rights of young people, and has published and presented widely on economic justice, racial justice, adolescent development, conditions of confinement, and the youth legal system.