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Criminal

Apr. 9, 2016

Alameda County ends juvenile justice fees; state may be next

A moratorium on fees charged to families of children in the juvenile justice system freezes all fee assessment and collection.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Alameda County has imposed a moratorium on fees charged to families of children in the juvenile justice system, freezing all fee assessment and collection.

The temporary measure ? which comes in response to efforts led by the UC Berkeley School of Law Policy Advocacy Clinic and the East Bay Community Law Center ? was passed unanimously by the county board of supervisors, and may become perm...

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