Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) joined with Mayor Kenney and criminal justice stakeholders to highlight elimination of bail fees in the First Judicial District.
Councilman Johnson secured $1M in the FY2019 budget to offset lost revenue from the elimination of bail fees, but the initiative required an amendment to court rules. The First Judicial Court posted an order Wednesday, October 10th amending Philadelphia Criminal Rule *528.
In attendance:
Councilman Kenyatta Johnson
Mayor James Kenney
Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District)
Councilman Curtis Jones (4th District)
Councilman Derek Green (At Large)
Keir Bradford-Grey, Chief Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia
#No215Jail Coalition
