New Jersey 101.5 » bail http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 23 May 2013 16:48:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 40% in NJ Jails Can't Afford Bail http://nj1015.com/40-in-nj-jails-cant-afford-bail/ http://nj1015.com/40-in-nj-jails-cant-afford-bail/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:39:02 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=250101 New Jersey's county jails are clogged with suspects awaiting trial who can't afford to post their often-nominal bail, according to a new report.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/40-in-nj-jails-cant-afford-bail/feed/ 0 Flickr user miss_millions Bail For Violent Offenders Is Still Automatic [VIDEO/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/bail-for-violent-offenders-is-still-automatic-videoaudio/ http://nj1015.com/bail-for-violent-offenders-is-still-automatic-videoaudio/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:12 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=245226 Governor Chris Christie is urging lawmakers to act on changing the state's bail system; it's been more than a year since he first made the proposal for a constitutional amendment.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/bail-for-violent-offenders-is-still-automatic-videoaudio/feed/ 0 Chris Ryan, Getty Images Violent Defendants All Get Bail In New Jersey [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/violent-defendants-all-get-bail-in-new-jersey-audio/ http://nj1015.com/violent-defendants-all-get-bail-in-new-jersey-audio/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:52:23 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=139703 Thugs with histories of violence could be living next door to you and your kids.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/violent-defendants-all-get-bail-in-new-jersey-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User myfuture.com Every NJ Defendant Is Entitled To Bail, No Matter How Dangerous They May Be [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/every-nj-defendant-is-entitled-to-bail-no-matter-how-dangerous-they-may-be-audio/ http://nj1015.com/every-nj-defendant-is-entitled-to-bail-no-matter-how-dangerous-they-may-be-audio/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:00:56 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=119421 Right now, under the New Jersey State Constitution, everyone is entitled to bail before conviction, except in cases where the defendant is charged with capital crimes that are punishable by death.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/every-nj-defendant-is-entitled-to-bail-no-matter-how-dangerous-they-may-be-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Miss_Millions New Legislation Aims to Protect Public from Dangerous Defendants http://nj1015.com/new-legislation-aims-to-protect-the-public-from-dangerous-defendants/ http://nj1015.com/new-legislation-aims-to-protect-the-public-from-dangerous-defendants/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:00:42 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=117141 Right now in New Jersey, all defendants charged under state law have the right to be released on bail, except those charged with a capital crime ‘when the proof is evident or the presumption great.’  Judges are not allowed to consider the danger posed to society. Assembly members Donna Simon and Dave Rible have introduced new legislation that they hope will protect the public from dangerous defendants who are arrested and awaiting trial by allowing judges to deny them bail.

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