Under current law, half those deemed eligible died before a court could hear their case

Older people in the prison population typically have many years left to serve, even as they pose no risk to community safety

More than 20 people avoid prison sentences for nonviolent drug offenses

‘New Jerseyans serving time in prison or on probation or parole now have an expedited path to freedom’

Locking people behind bars and separating them from their families for nonviolent crimes of desperation is not justice. It is vengeance

Dramatic reduction since 2017, but advocates fear new tough-on-crime bills

Legislation would help ensure appropriate treatment for petty offenders with history of mental illness, ease burden on criminal justice system

Letters are being saturated with the synthetic drug. Officials consider limiting mail

Department of Corrections denies rumors of underground fight club

Democratic lawmakers have now joined in calls for rolling back bail reforms

It’s a complicated decision that ultimately comes down to one major factor: money

Corrections commissioner resigns a day after announcement that Edna Mahan Correctional Facility will be closing

Rob Demarco graduated from Rutgers University on Friday after spending all but one semester in prison

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

Set up last year to address harassment and misogyny in politics and government, workgroup now looks to ‘give voice to the women behind the walls’

It’s the first COVID-19 death at the low-security prison where more than half of the inmates have tested positive since March.

Salvation and Social Justice, other advocates and families staged a funeral around the Trenton War Memorial where the governor holds daily coronavirus briefings. They accuse ...

Virtual platforms replace courtrooms as litigants work around COVID-19 restrictions.

The Fresh Start program, currently in six New Jersey libraries, aims to connect the formerly incarcerated with tools to keep them out from behind bars.

Two state senators are sponsoring a bill that would provide Medicaid coverage to help individuals stay on their needed medications when they leave prison.