Voters Give Thumbs Up to Bail Reform: NJ Judges Allowed to Deny Pre-Trial Release
When New Jersey voters went to the polling booths this week, they approved a state Constitutional amendment that would keep people charged with serious crimes in jail while awaiting trial. New Jersey voters approved a proposal to amend the state constitution allowing judges to deny pre-trial release to some defendants charged with serious crimes. This […]
Are You Eligible for NJ Pretrial Release?
There are many criminal offenses in the New Jersey where a judge may permit a defendant to be released from jail while awaiting trail. This is called pretrial release. In some cases, the judge may release someone on their own recognizance (R.O.R.). This usually is reserved for non-violent cases where the defendant has ties to […]
NJ to Enhance Penalties for Gang Solicitation on School Property
There was a time when gang activity was limited to poverty-stricken areas like the South Side of Chicago or East Los Angeles. Not anymore. Now, while many urban centers, including Atlantic City and Camden are dealing with gang activity, suburbia is seeing its share of gang-related violence, too. NJ Assemblywoman Nancy F. Muñoz sponsored an […]
Women & Men Experience Sexual Harassment Wherever They Work
When we think of sexual harassment, visions of secretaries being leered at by bosses or young women who feel they have no choice but to give in and sleep their way to the top. However, sexual harassment can happen anywhere – and “office,” “boss” and even “women” are not necessarily part of the equation. Restaurant […]
Bath Salts & Other Synthetic Drugs are Illegal – Like Pot, Coke & Heroin
Heroin use is out of control in New Jersey and beyond. In fact, police recently crushed a major heroin drug ring in Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties; 22 people were charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin. However, known hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine are not the only games in town for teenagers who […]
