NJ Spotlight NewsSome praise reforms, others call for them to be rolled back
NJ Spotlight NewsSome praise reforms, others call for them to be rolled back

Democratic lawmakers have now joined in calls for rolling back bail reforms
(NJ Spotlight News)The new directive is meant to keep people out of jail for low-level offenses

Jail population has been significantly cut

Algorithms are increasingly being implemented in a variety of contexts, including New Jersey's new bail system.

If you have a phone, you're paying a fee for 911 emergency service. That's what the bill says. But is that where your money goes? ...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop says that carrying an illegal firearm should be classified as a violent offense, which is not the case under the ...

Governor Christie shows he's tough on crime. His veto pen to block a Sports Betting Bill. And a ban on trucking fracking waste across the ...

Gov. Chris Christie signed the bail reform bill at Trenton City Hall, where he also signed the ban the box legislation.

Bail reform on the ballot? Trenton's mayor on how that benefits his town. Princeton's mayor wants more low income housing. The state agency meant to ...

Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson says that it is time for bail reform and that Gov. Chris Christie is moving in the right direction with it.

The streets are cordoned. The police on high alert. We cover the wake for a Jersey City rookie. The crabs are toxic. But fishermen are ...

Deputy Speaker Assemblyman John Burzichelli says the world has changed a great deal since the Constitution last looked at the issue of bail. He hopes ...

Inmates incarcerated without trial over-tax prisons and Jersey taxpayers. Taxpayers could be stuck with sky high repair bills or bad roads if the Transportation Trust ...

Some are hoping to change the rules on bail so that non-violent offenders can await trial at home instead of in jail.

Red ink. The Senate hears about the budget gap amid calls for a millionaire’s tax. Pension protest. Unions call on the governor to pay up. ...

An investigative committee has found that certain aspects of the bail system should be changed.

A fatal fire destroys a shore motel that was home to Sandy victims. Stop that work. The state says some vital highway repairs will have ...

In a new report by the joint Committee on Criminal Justice is suggesting new ways to deal with bail and speedy trails.

The governor was in Newark to promote issues close to his urban agenda, including again advocating for expanding drug courts and reforming bail rules.