criminal justice

The Senate Judiciary Committee interviewed and endorsed acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin to have the Cabinet position on a permanent basis.

The Legislature may vote to expand municipal court conditional dismissal program to include drug crimes. It's unclear how to afford new probation officers.

Eight months after a state commission recommended changes, they're finally inching through the Legislature.

Gov. Phil Murphy signs law making it easier to erase and get past criminal convictions. "Who hasn’t made a mistake, for crying out loud?” he said.

Major changes could be coming to criminal sentencing in New Jersey, under recommendations by a state commission that are endorsed by top state officials.

Saying the goal of prison should be rehabilitation, not punishment, state lawmakers advanced a bill making state prison inmates eligible for TAG grants.

New legislation would let 94,000 people in prison, on probation or on parole vote. New Jersey hasn't allowed that since 1844.

The Fund for New Jersey's criminal justice report recommends ending mandatory minimum sentences and helping some undocumented immigrants avoid deportation.

During his terms of office, Obama has granted 673 commutations, more than the previous ten presidents combined. More than a third of Obama's commutations were for inmates serving life sentences.

New Jersey vets who have nonviolent brushes with the law could be diverted into treatment for addiction or mental health issues, rather than the courts.