Financial Obligations

11/8/2008: New York Times: Citing Workload, Public Lawyers Reject New Cases

9/8/2008: The Nation: On Top of Jail Time, Prisoners Now Face Fees and Surcharges

9/6/2008: The Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville, TN) (TN): $40 increase proposed for court fees

9/5/2008: The Greenville News (SC) (SC): Child-support cases clog jail

8/3/2008: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (KY): KY court fees spike sharply under new deal

Incarceration and Support for Children in Fragile Families
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University (2008)

Court Debt and Related Incarceration in Rhode Island from 2005 through 2007
Rhode Island Family Life Center (2008)

Debtors' Prison: Prisoners' Accumulation of Debt as a Barrier to Reentry
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (2007)

Staying in Jobs and Out of the Underground: Child Support Policies that Encourage Legitimate Work
Center for Law and Social Policy (2007)

Sentencing for Dollars: the Financial Consequences of Criminal Conviction
Center for Community Alternatives (2007)

Case of Lambert v. Lambert, regarding child support after incarceration
Indiana Supreme Court (2007)

ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions: Policy Recommendations and Reports
American Bar Association (2006)

Sunset Advisory Commission 2006 Staff Report
Sunset Advisory Commission (2006)

Incarceration, Reentry and Child Support Issues Research Overview
Office of Child Support Enforcement, Center for Policy Research (2006)

Working with Incarcerated and Released Parents Resource Guide, Office of Child Support Enforcement
Office of Child Support Enforcement, Center for Policy Research (2006)

Handbook on Child Support Enforcement: Answers to Your Questions
(2005)

Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry
The Urban Institute (2005)

Making Work Pay: Promoting Employment and Better Child Support Outcomes for Low-Income and Incarcerated Parents
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Inc. (2005)

Building Debt While Doing Time: Child Support and Incarceration
American Bar Association Judges' Journal (2004)

The Effect of Child Support and Criminal Justice Systems on Low-Income Noncustodial Parents
Center for Family Policy and Practice (2004)

Testing a Modification Process for Incarcerated Parents
Center for Policy Research (2001)

Serving Parents Who Leave Prison
Center for Policy Research (2001)

Crime Does Not Pay, But Criminals May: Factors Influencing the Imposition and Collection of Probation Fees
The Justice System Journal (2001)

Realistic Child Support Policies for Low Income Fathers
Center for Law and Social Policy (2000)