Financial Obligations
People often come out of prison or jail with large amounts of debt, including court fines, supervision fees, victim restitution, and child support. Policymakers must develop strategies to increase accountability among people who commit crimes, improve rates of child support collection and victim restitution, and help people released from prison or jail manage competing financial obligations so that they can successfully complete their sentence.
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Justice Center Work
The Justice Center, with funding support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a division of the U.S. Department of Justice, is coordinating a project to help policymakers increase financial accountability, improve rates of child support collections and victim restitution, and make individuals' transitions from prisons and jails into the community safe and successful. |
In the Report
The Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council is a comprehensive guide for policymakers and practitioners interested in addressing the challenges people face when they are released from prisons and jails.
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Reentry in Action
A number of states have implemented policies and programs to improve rates of collection and help people leaving correctional facilities fulfill their financial obligations and succeed in the community. Check back soon for program descriptions |
Additional Resources
Check out relevant news clips and publications about financial obligations. Most recent additions: Handbook on Child Support Enforcement: Answers to Your Questions
4/22/2008: Providence Journal (RI): Skipped debit hearings put 2,500 in ACI |
The Justice Center provides technical assistance to state and local policymakers on behalf of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, on initiatives designed to improve the likelihood that people released from prisons and jails will successfully reintegrate into the community. Through these efforts, the Justice Center helps jurisdictions build consensus and enhance the design and implementation of collaborative reentry systems, facilitates peer-to-peer learning, and develops a range of print and web-based publications, tools, and policy guides.