Knowing the potential impact of a new financial sanction on the ability of a typical person released from prison or jail to meet financial obligations will be helpful to policymakers considering new legislation or balancing budget priorities. The challenge remains, however, to generate revenue sufficient to fund criminal justice operations. Given the cautions provided in previous recommendations, policymakers should limit the extent to which criminal justice agencies rely on new fines, fees, and surcharges to operate. Doing so will likely require tough decisions. Nevertheless, the limited ability of people released from prisons and jails to meet all of their financial obligations, and the primacy of ensuring that these individuals remain able to pay child support and restitution, means that policymakers must confront recent trends and revisit how they are funding criminal justice operations.