Advocates are renewing a push to reform mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent offenses. A bill in the Legislature has stalled because one lawmaker insists the reforms should also apply to official misconduct, meaning lighter punishments for elected officials, too. Where does that leave the reform effort? Senior Correspondent David Cruz reports.
Advocates call for a vote on mandatory minimum sentencing reform bill
A coalition of clergy and social activists called on lawmakers to take action on the bill at their Dec. 17 session
Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.