Kentucky Center for Economic Policy Report Reveals State’s Hidden Web of Criminal Fines, Fees – Knowhere News

Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report reveals state’s hidden web of criminal fines, fees – Knowhere News

According to a recent analysis from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KyPolicy), Kentuckians who interact with the state’s criminal justice system must negotiate a complex network of penalties and fees that impose hefty and capricious expenses at almost every turn. A first-of-its-kind statutory research that identifies over 1,000 Kentucky state law provisions that impose criminal judicial system fines and fees is included in the report ti…

Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report reveals state's hidden web of criminal fines, fees - NKyTribune

Kentuckians who come in contact with the state’s criminal legal system are forced to navigate a hidden web of fines and fees that impose onerous and arbitrary costs at nearly every turn, a new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KyPolicy) finds. The report titled “The Hidden Web of Criminal Legal System Fines and Fees in Kentucky” includes a first-of-its-kind statute review that reveals more than 1,000 provisions in Kentucky sta…

The Hidden Web of Criminal Legal System Fines and Fees in Kentucky - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Thousands of provisions in Kentucky state law, and untold local ordinances, make up a vast, hidden web of criminal legal system fines and fees that trap many people in a cycle of long-term debt and incarceration. In a poor state like Kentucky, owing a few hundred dollars in fines and fees for a minor offense can all too easily ensnare a person indefinitely in the criminal system and result in lost income and employment, homelessness, poor health…