Around 1,200 checks were mailed out to families, but around 400 have yet to cash them. The deadline is Nov. 11.
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Rebecca Miller, a senior litigator at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, said the fees loomed over the families while their child was incarcerated. "This is just such an important opportunity for us to undo some of that financial stress that these fees cause" Miller said.Families who think they're eligible have until Nov. 11 to cash the check. There's about $150,000 left unclaimed from the settlement.
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