In Essex County, pretrial detention hearings were supposed to begin at 9 a.m. Instead, proceedings began at 3 p.m. and not one had an actual ...

It's the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, but priorities aren't equal on both sides of the Hudson. Is funding? A cash-strapped municipality ...

A new system eliminates monetary bail in most cases. For indictable, more serious crimes the defendant goes to jail but must have a court hearing ...

New reforms governing who makes bail could keep people awaiting trial out of jail. But could they also cause chaos in the courts? The new ...