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In a historic move, the New Jersey Legislature sent a bill to Gov. Murphy’s desk preventing New Jersey from entering into new, expanded, or renewed contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The ACLU-NJ issued the following statement today concerning the release of a report investigating Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, the state's only women's prison, and the announcement by Gov.
NEWARK – The New Jersey Election Protection Coalition (the “Coalition”) today released a report (the “Report”) analyzing issues New Jersey voters encountered during the November 3, 2020 general election, including in the weeks leading up to it beginning on October 15.
Hudson County officials violated the First Amendment rights of protesters when it used draconian measures, including arrests, to silence opponents of the county jail’s immigration contract, the ACLU-NJ said in a court filing today.
In light of Gov. Phil Murphy’s conditional veto of a bill eliminating some mandatory minimums, and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s issuance of a new directive related to mandatory sentences, the ACLU-NJ issued the following statement.