Joanna Weiss on how fines in cities are used | ecoWURD Magazine w/ P.O.C. - 5.22.26

Joanna Weiss is the Co-Executive Director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center. She joined the show to talk about how courts across the country have used fines and fees as a revenue system that traps families in debt. Weiss explained how missed payments can lead to suspended licenses, job loss, and housing instability, while reforms have already delivered billions in financial relief nationwide.