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Meryem Dede, “Blood from a Turnip: How Delaware’s Misdemeanors Compound Poverty (and How to Fix It),”
DSBA Journal
, June 2020, pp. 33-34
and
Fact Sheet: Fines and Fees in Delaware, A Call to Action by the Campaign to End Debtors' Prison, March 2022 (PDF)
“Punished for Being Poor,” a video produced for the Campaign to End Debtors’ Prison by More Perfect Union, 2020
National Center for Access to Justice, Justice Index: Fines and Fees, 2020—Delaware ranked 47th in the nation, with a score of 8 out of 100
Letter to the Joint Finance Committee of the Delaware General Assembly in support of HB244 with HA1, February 17, 2022 (PDF)
Delaware Campaign to End Debtors’ Prison Resources
2021:
“Delaware’s court-ordered fines and fees need reform,”
Delaware Online
op-ed, D. Marque Hall, November 12, 2021
“A Cry for Help from the Clink,” D. Marque Hall, October 5, 2021
Highlands Bunker Podcast, Delaware’s Debtors’ Prisons, June 11, 2021
CEDP “Drive Down the Debt” Rally, June 9, 2021
CEDP video petition, June 8, 2021
Presentation by Delaware Campaign to End Debtors’ Prison, April 11, 2021
“End Debtors’ Prison in Delaware and Everywhere,” a video by D. Marque Hall, March 15, 2021
“Let’s look at fees in criminal cases,”
Delaware Online
letter to the editor, Bruce Dalleo, November 12, 2021
2020:
Webinar by the Campaign to End Debtors’ Prison, Panel Discussion by Experts, December 11, 2020
“Commentary: ‘Criminal injustice’ should be addressed,”
Bay to Bay News
, Mary Anne Edwards, December 6, 2020
National Resources
Fines and Fees Justice Center
National Center for Access to Justice
American Bar Association: Ten Guidelines on Court Fines and Fees
(PDF)
Brennan Center for Justice: The Steep Costs of Criminal Justice Fees and Fines
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