The Governor’s lead balloon: Murphy’s $100 million broken promise leaves the health of New Jersey students at risk
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The Governor’s lead balloon: Murphy’s $100 million broken promise leaves the health of New Jersey students at risk

ByIan T. Shearn and Alex Hunter

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his $100 million plan to eliminate the alarming amount of lead leaching into the drinking water of public schools in the state. But the plan never got off the ground, leaving countless thousands of New Jersey students still exposed to the toxic dangers of lead every day.

New Jersey jails are still putting young prisoners in solitary confinement, failing to follow ‘historic’ 2019 law
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New Jersey jails are still putting young prisoners in solitary confinement, failing to follow ‘historic’ 2019 law

ByJonah Walters

Most county jails in New Jersey habitually fail to report required information to the state Department of Corrections about their use of solitary confinement, while also still isolating young people, contrary to the law.