; (C) annual revenues exceeding $100 for every adult resident, while 363 exceeded $200 per adult in all the governments analyzed; (D) the States with the highest fines and fees revenue are Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas; and (E) jurisdictions where fines and forfeitures accounted for more than 20 percent of general fund revenues recorded a median household income of only $39,594. (17) The dependency on fines and fees creates a harmful incentive for courts to levy fines and fees on indigent individuals regardless of the severity of the crime. (18) However, some jurisdiction spent more than the revenue they raised collecting fees, therefore losing money through this system. (19) In some jurisdictions like New Orleans the cost of incarcerating individuals unable to pay fines, fees, and monetary bail exceeded the revenue generated from those practices. (20) Some jurisdictions in Texas and New Mexico spent 41 cents of every dollar of revenue they raise from fees and fines on in-court hearings and jail costs alone. (21) In almost every State and the District of Columbia, juvenile courts impose court costs, fines, and fees on youth, their families, or both. These costs may increase recidivism, increase the potential of future jail or prison time, exacerbate racial inequality, and increase the economic and emotional distress of low-income families. (22) Imposing fines and fees on minors and their families is ineffective as a revenue-generating measure, often because minors in the criminal justice system come from indigent families. Imposing these fines and fees increases recidivism and economic and emotional hardship on families. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to create a grant program to provide technical assistance and training to State and local courts to— (1) improve the constitutional and equitable enforcement of fines, fees, and monetary bail; (2) improve practices regarding the use of fines and fees and their equitable enforcement when used