Bail Reform Laws in New Jersey are being begrudgingly accepted by many across the state, but many others aren't ready to acquiesce and feel this measure needs more tweaking.
Several different children's rights organizations are calling on the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission to severely restrict the use of solitary confinement.
Late last month, State Comptroller Matt Boxer released an audit that identified more than $23 million in benefit payments made to or on behalf of prison inmates who did not appear to be entitled to such payments.
Just when you thought you've already heard every conceivable way the state can abuse your tax dollars comes a new audit from the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC).
He thought he was meeting a 14-year-old for sex last October. Instead, Michael Schiavo met detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office and Hamilton Police Department. Now, he'll spend up to five years in prison for it.