1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Justice Improvement Act . 2. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Supreme Court of the United States has repeatedly held that the Government may not incarcerate an individual solely because of the inability of the individual to pay a fine or fee. (2) In 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that it is unconstitutional to imprison people for failing to pay fines and fees without inquiring into their ability to pay. The Fifth Circuit also ruled that it is unconstitutional for judges to determine ability to pay when court debts help pay court budgets. (3) Under section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, Federal judicial officers may not impose a financial condition that results in the pretrial detention of an individual. (4) In 2017, a report by the United States Commission on Civil Rights evaluated evidence that— (A) 47 states increased their fines and fees in recent years, including fines and fees imposed on juveniles; (B) in Virginia, 1 in 6 drivers had their license revoked as a result of an inability to pay court fines and fees; (C) in New Jersey, 42 percent of suspended drivers lost their jobs as a result of the suspension; (D) in the 50 cities with the highest proportion of revenues from fines, the median size of the African-American population in each city was greater than 5 times the median in the United States; (E) in Washington, Latinos received higher fine assessments than non-Latino Whites for similar offenses; (F) 10 counties in California detained approximately 700 people per month for an average of 3 days as a result of a failure to pay and driving with a suspended license