The Constitution prohibits jailing defendants for non-payment of debts they cannot afford but too often courts fail to conduct adequate "ability to pay" proceedings and unrepresented individuals are sent to jail simply because they are too poor to pay a fee. This webinar discusses both effective representation of individuals in ability to pay proceedings and best practices for ability to pay determinations that advocates should promote in policy reform.

Presenters: 
Mitali Nagrecha, Criminal Justice Policy Program at Harvard Law School

Brittany Stonesifer, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Karly Jo Dixon,  Texas Fair Defense Project

Moderator:
Abby Shafroth, Attorney, National Consumer Law Center

There is no charge for this webinar.
NCLC does not provide CLE credits for webinars, but will give certificates of attendance following the webinar for those who are interested.
If you are unable to attend the webinar, rest assured that it will be archived on the NCLC webinar page. Still have questions? Please email SarahEmily Lekberg at slekberg@nclc.org