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Oct 20, 2022

2022.10.20 Fines and Fees: Punishing the Poor & Increasing Disparity
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

Fall 2022 Virtual Discussions

from the SSW ENGAGE Team

 

Join the School of Social Work ENGAGE Team in celebrating those fighting for racial equity and social change all semester long by attending our series of dynamic, online conversations featuring local social justice heroes.

 

These sessions are open to the University at large and to the general public

 

*Students can receive field credit for attending these sessions.

Please check with your field faculty advisor for further information.

 

Questions? Contact Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

Fines and Fees: Punishing the Poor & Increasing Disparity

Thursday, October 20th 12-1:30PM 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

This discussion is co-sponsored by the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy's Poverty Solutions. 

 

From the cash bail system, to fines and fees while incarcerated, to the cost of reentering society, our society functions on a punitive system of fines and fees that often catapults those already experiencing hardship into a spiraling cycle of debt and repayments - never fully able to catch up. Join us as we explore the inequity surrounding fines and fees in our criminal justice system and its role in increasing race-based disparities. Featured panelists include Washtenaw County Prosecutors Eli Savit and Victoria Burton-Harris; and Dr. Meghan O’ Neil, Research Scholar at the Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research. This panel will be facilitated by MSW Student and Co-founder of Michigan Liberation, Nicholas Buckingham.
 
 

 

  

 

 



Registration / Walk-In Policy

Registration is required. Walk-ins WILL NOT be permitted. Register to ensure your attendance.



Photo Consent

By joining us at this event, attendees consent to Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network's Detroit Wayne Connect photographing, videotaping and using your image and likeness.



ADA Accomodations

If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this training, please notify Tinetra Burns at (313) 344-9099 or tburns@dwihn.org. Please make arrangements at least two weeks before the event date.



Registration Fees

If you work WITHIN Wayne County please dismiss the payment portion of the registration process and hit "submit".

If you work OUTSIDE of Wayne County there is a nominal $15.00 registration fee to attend this training. Please pay prior to your arrival by entering your credit card information when the registration process asks for it. You may also bring a company check or money order for the full amount with you to the registration table at the event as well. All checks/money orders can be made out to ‘DWIHN’. Receipts will be available upon request.



Cancellation Refund Policy

Substitutions are permitted at any time. No Shows will be billed at the same rate. Cancellations must be received in writing no later than 7 business days prior to the training to asmith1@dwihn.org in order to obtain a full refund. If cancellation is received less than 7 days prior to the training, no refund will be issued.