Watchdog: New Jersey prisons face deepening staffing crisis, growing humanitarian concerns
It’s extremely difficult for loved ones to visit prisoners.
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Watchdogs urge demolition of New Jersey’s oldest state prison buildings
A new state report calls a section of New Jersey State Prison “antiquated and inhumane.”
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Five years after being shot by Bloomfield police, Jeffrey Sutton is still seeking justice
Five years after being shot by Bloomfield police, Jeffrey Sutton is still seeking justice
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Bail reforms across the US have shown that releasing people pretrial doesn’t harm public safety
Within two years of New Jersey’s bail reforms, the state’s pretrial jail population decreased by roughly 44%.
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Bergen County corrections officer left loaded gun in Jeep after DUI Crash
The incident led to a late-night confrontation with local police.
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Federal judge rules Trump’s appointment of Alina Habba as top New Jersey prosecutor is unlawful
The judge has stayed the ruling pending an appeal from the Trump administration.
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Federal judge to rule on whether Trump loyalist Alina Habba can remain U.S. attorney for New Jersey
The case challenging U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s authority will go before Pennsylvania District Court Judge Matthew Brann this Friday.
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New Jersey attorney general to keep control of Paterson Police after top court ruling
Matt Platkin is victorious in battle for oversight of the Paterson Police Department.
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The Alina Habba controversy: What we know so far about Trump’s embattled New Jersey prosecutor
The Trump administration is locked in a dogfight with the judiciary over New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. What we know as of Wednesday evening, July 23.
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Bill would strip New Jersey State Police from Attorney General oversight
The bill would make the 3,300-officer division its own department for the first time since 1948.
