Criminal Justice

Reporting on policing and police accountability, prosecutions, prisons and bail in New Jersey, and the people caught in the criminal justice system.

Former NJ corrections officer sentenced for killing pedestrian
Sep 10, 2026Sep 10, 2026
New charges filed against retired Island Heights cop
Sep 4, 2026Sep 6, 2026
Phillipsburg’s first female officer sues, alleges sexual harassment
Aug 28, 2026Aug 28, 2026
Costs of confinement: A prison system running on overtime
Aug 22, 2026Sep 1, 2026
State watchdog flags issues at Bayside State Prison clinics
Aug 19, 2026Aug 19, 2026
NJ corrections officer pleads guilty in bribery case
Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026
Clearing an arrest or conviction from your record in New Jersey can be complicated. Free help is available
Aug 12, 2026Aug 12, 2026
East Orange man killed after prison prayer service at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility
Jul 31, 2026Aug 31, 2026
NJ attorney general releases footage from alleged camera theft at Delaney Hall protest
Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Federal corrections officer charged with sexually abusing Fort Dix inmate
Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 2026
Child trafficking indictment, statewide operation underscore New Jersey’s anti-trafficking efforts
Jul 21, 2026Jul 21, 2026
NJ Public Defender’s holistic defense pilot shows promising first-year results
Jul 19, 2026Jul 19, 2026
NJ pharmacy board suspends Woodbury pharmacist’s license
Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 2026
Authorities bust alleged $8 million luxury car theft network in New Jersey
Jun 29, 2026Jun 29, 2026
GEO Group employee charged in Father’s Day vigil incident where protester was struck outside Delaney Hall
Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026
New Jersey Supreme Court orders disclosure of police facial recognition use in criminal cases
Jun 24, 2026Jun 24, 2026
Bayside State Prison inmates face extreme heat, overcrowding, report says
Jun 23, 2026Jun 24, 2026
NJ Corrections Ombudsperson to host virtual public listening session July 15
Jun 23, 2026Jun 23, 2026
Attorney general releases annual police discipline report for 2025
Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 2026
Essex County prosecutor’s sergeant charged with stealing injured photojournalist’s gear during Delaney Hall protest
Jun 4, 2026Jun 4, 2026
Bill would require bias and extremism screening for New Jersey cops
Jun 2, 2026Jun 2, 2026
Prison guard indicted for smuggling contraband into Northern State
May 27, 2026May 27, 2026
NJ State Police detective convicted in fatal 2023 high-speed chase
May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Inspection finds only minor issues at Mid-State Correctional Facility clinic
May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
New Jersey may need more than $1B to replace crumbling maximum security prison facility in Trenton
May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
Mercer County corrections officer pleads guilty to bribery scheme involving jail contraband
May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
New Jersey civil rights group calls for traffic stop reform, citing racial disparities
Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026
New Jersey senator proposes 911 mental health screening bill
Apr 26, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Appeals court grants new trial in 2017 Passaic drive-by shooting case
Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026
Fewer people released from New Jersey prisons are returning, report says
Apr 8, 2026Apr 8, 2026
New Jersey Supreme Court rebukes parole board over delayed hearing for inmate
Mar 30, 2026Mar 30, 2026
New Jersey conference will examine trauma’s role in crime and incarceration
Mar 15, 2026Mar 15, 2026
Historic first for New Jersey State Police as Jeanne Hengemuhle takes command
Feb 26, 2026Feb 27, 2026
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy grants clemency to 148 people in final actions in office
Jan 20, 2026Aug 26, 2026
ICE taps GEO Group subsidiary to track immigrants in $121 million deal
Jan 14, 2026Aug 31, 2026
Murphy restores jury service eligibility for people with past convictions in New Jersey
Jan 12, 2026Aug 26, 2026
Bergen County Sheriff’s office settles lawsuit alleging retaliation after sexual harassment reported
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026
New Jersey shootings fell sharply in 2025, state officials say
Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026
New Jersey prison death rate rose as population fell, state watchdog finds
Dec 23, 2025Dec 23, 2025
Bergen County Sheriff sued over alleged mistreatment of disabled U.S. Air Force veteran
Dec 16, 2025Dec 16, 2025
New Jersey bill would require officers to show faces and identify themselves before arrests
Dec 11, 2025Dec 23, 2025
Appeals court rules Trump’s appointment of Habba as New Jersey U.S. attorney was unlawful
Dec 1, 2025Jul 1, 2026
Retired corrections officer wins discrimination lawsuit against Passaic County
Nov 17, 2025Dec 1, 2025
Watchdog: New Jersey prisons face deepening staffing crisis, growing humanitarian concerns
Nov 12, 2025Nov 13, 2025
Watchdogs urge demolition of New Jersey’s oldest state prison buildings
Oct 19, 2025Nov 12, 2025
Five years after being shot by Bloomfield police, Jeffrey Sutton is still seeking justice
Oct 7, 2025Oct 7, 2025
Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
Sep 27, 2025Aug 31, 2026
Bergen County corrections officer left loaded gun in Jeep after DUI Crash
Sep 10, 2025Sep 10, 2025
Federal judge rules Trump’s appointment of Alina Habba as top New Jersey prosecutor is unlawful
Aug 22, 2025Aug 22, 2025
Federal judge to rule on whether Trump loyalist Alina Habba can remain U.S. attorney for New Jersey
Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 2025
New Jersey attorney general to keep control of Paterson Police after top court ruling
Jul 24, 2025Aug 31, 2026
The Alina Habba controversy: What we know so far about Trump’s embattled New Jersey prosecutor
Jul 23, 2025Aug 31, 2026
Bill would strip New Jersey State Police from Attorney General oversight
Jul 9, 2025Aug 31, 2026
“Unfathomable power”: New Jersey leads multi-state fight over rapid-fire gun devices
Jun 29, 2025Dec 16, 2025
ICE wants to boot NJ woman even though she’s the star witness in her own stabbing
Apr 18, 2025Apr 24, 2025
How sentencing reform could offer seniors a second chance and save N.J. millions
Dec 30, 2024Dec 16, 2025
Driving with impunity: Courtesy cards and connections a free pass with troopers, N.J. Comptroller investigation finds
Dec 18, 2024Dec 16, 2025
How local lawyers helped the feds expose civil rights violations by two notorious Trenton police crime units
Nov 24, 2024Aug 31, 2026
New Jersey jails are still putting young prisoners in solitary confinement, failing to follow ‘historic’ 2019 law
Oct 9, 2023Aug 31, 2026