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New Jersey's criminal justice system is undergoing a major reform. New rules are based on a voter-approved constitutional amendment. It includes reforms to the bail system and a new speedy trial law, which sets time frames for criminal cases.
- ‘We Need to Address The Issue’
- The Battle in New York
- Not Everyone’S on Board
In 2014, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendmentthat allowed judges to deny cash bail to defendants who posed a serious flight or safety risk. At the same time, the Legislature passed a bill creating a “public safety assessment” as an alternative to bail. Previously, New Jersey law had granted all defendants a right to ...
New York’s own bail overhaul has increasingly been blamed for rising crime in New York City, with opponents pointing to specific violent incidents of people who were released and then committed new offenses. “Everyone agreed that the way bail was being used was, in many ways, was unjust,” New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said ...
New Jersey’s law gives judges more leeway than New York’s in deciding whether to jail defendants. New York’s law is unique in blocking judges from considering a defendant’s perceived dangerousness when considering bail. Criminal justice reform advocates say New Jersey Democrats are caving to political pressure that’s making the state’s bail overhau...
Oct 28, 2022 · TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced several key measures the Department of Law and Public Safety will be taking during the 2022 General Election to help ensure a fair, free, and smooth-running election, to protect the right to vote, and to assist voters, election officials, and law enforcement in resolving any emergent voting...
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Nov 11, 2022 · After an electoral cycle dominated by competing narratives and incendiary rhetoric around crime, the 2022 midterm elections delivered better than expected results for criminal justice reform. By: Thomas Hanna. Topics. Pretrial Justice. Prisons. Police Accountability. Bail Reform. Published. Nov 11, 2022. Share.
Dec 14, 2022 · December 14, 2022. Formerly incarcerated activists, lawmakers, and advocates achieved important changes in criminal justice policy in 2022 to challenge extreme sentencing, expand voting rights and advance youth justice. This briefing paper highlights top trends in criminal justice reform in 2022.
Jun 7, 2023 · Joint Committee Formed by Supreme Court Releases Recommendations for Improving Criminal Justice Reform | NJ Courts. News Release. Stuart Rabner. Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. PETER McALEER. MARYANN SPOTO. Office of Communications. 609-815-2910.
Nov 15, 2022 · Hanna Darroll, Intern, Justice Division. November 15, 2022. Voters across the political spectrum want their elected officials to support bold criminal justice reforms that reduce punishment and mass incarceration — according to polling conducted just before the midterms.
