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TRENTON – The New Jersey Senate voted yes to S2519, the bill to implement public health emergency credits. The legislation will release people nearing the end of their sentences during the Covid-19 pandemic. We await the Assembly’s vote on its version of the bill, A4235.
The ACLU-NJ issues the following statement in reaction to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s FY2021 proposed budget and budget address, delivered Aug. 25, 2020.
The following can be attributed to ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha:
In an opinion issued today, the New Jersey Supreme Court slowed Newark’s march toward community-led police accountability by holding that existing laws limit the powers of the City’s historic Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), reversing in part an earlier appellate court ruling.
TRENTON – After weeks of heartbreaking testimony, a bill to create a public health emergency credit that releases people nearing the end of their sentences during the Covid-19 pandemic took another step forward today.
The New Jersey Assembly today passed A4225, which would expand access to professional or occupational licenses for all New Jerseyans, regardless of immigration status. The Senate version of the bill, S2455, passed earlier, sending the legislation to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk for his signature.