Extra: Lisa Foster of the Fines and Fees Justice Center

Idaho Reports

Idaho’s judicial branch this year is requesting general funds for its IT staff and services, and to complete the court’s transition to a cloud-based technology system. For the last ten years, the state has largely funded court technology by imposing fees on the people who use the justice system. Associate producer Logan Finney spoke to Lisa Foster of the Fines and Fees Justice Center this week about the problems with the current fee-based set-up.