Advocates say barriers to housing contribute to recidivism and homelessness.

Senate President Steve Sweeney proposed legislation that would make the transition for parolees easier.

A new report by the Prison Policy Initiative, a group that calls for prison reform, found that the national unemployment rate for the formerly incarcerated ...

A lawsuit over the way money's been earmarked to renovate the aging State House. Is it too little, too late? Renovating the Trenton riverbank. Can ...

Sen. Sandra Cunningham worked with Gov. Christie to develop legislation aimed to help those coming out of incarceration find jobs and become productive citizens.

The Assembly Budget Committee heard testimony from the state corrections commissioner about how crime and the state's prison population are down.

Can the state support housing and social safety net services if the Trump administration cuts federal funding? A visible, vocal unauthorized DREAMer at Rutgers gets ...

Gov. Christie says he'll work with Sen. Sandra Cunningham to get an expungement bill through New Jersey’s Legislature that would apply to non-violent offenders to ...

Sounding Off. Gubernatorial candidates target South Jersey voters, perfecting their sales pitches ahead of the June primary. How can convicts who've served their time re-enter ...

Integrity House serves over 2,000 people a year with services that include: residential treatment, halfway house treatment, supportive housing and outpatient treatment. The organization has ...

Here's what's at stake: high property taxes, double death taxes, roads and bridge fixes, pension and school funding and casino gambling. It's election day. Will ...

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.

NJTV has received eight New York Emmy nominations in various categories.

A manhunt for the carjackers who killed a young Hoboken attorney at the Short Hills Mall. Republicans and Democrats raise their rhetoric levels at the ...

Ban the Box legislation would delay a job applicant's disclosure of a criminal record until after an offer has been made.

It’s back to the beach and the stakes have never been higher for the Jersey Shore. Plus, taking the lottery private. Who’s paying for the ...

ACLU-NJ Executive Director Udi Ofer says his organization is fighting for "Ban the Box" legislation that would only allow employers to ask about criminal history ...