Reading through the new report “Crime and Punishment in New Jersey,” one almost has to conclude that the only consistent thing about the Garden State’s penal code is its irrationality.
- Law enforcement officials are investigating whether the cop who shot an 18-year-old in the face Sunday night used appropriate force. Meanwhile, the man’s mother says doctors are telling her they don’t know if her son will regain his sight. – Bad news for the Banana Leaf: The popular Downtown food truck had its vendor [...]
A bill that would allow judges to consider parole or probation instead of a mandatory prison sentence when sentencing nonviolent offenders under New Jersey’s drug-free school zone law moved one step closer to becoming law today when the state Assembly approved the measure by a 46 to 30 vote. The bill, which was passed by [...]
There will be more than marriage equality being debated by state legislators tomorrow in Trenton. One of the measures up for a vote will be legislation amending New Jersey’s drug-free school zone law to give judges more discretion in sentencing nonviolent drug offenders. Currently, all drug offenses in a drug-free school zone carry harsh mandatory [...]
Legislation to amend New Jersey’s drug-free school zone law to give judges more discretion in sentencing nonviolent drug offenders was passed by the state Senate yesterday by a vote of 24 to 11. The bill, which was co-sponsored by Jersey City Sen. Sandra Cunningham, would replace the existing mandatory minimum drug sentencing guidelines with more [...]
- The victim of last week’s beating allegedly at the hands of several teenagers died on Tuesday. He had been in a coma since what the cops say was an attack with a brick. Now identified as Carlos Orlando Quinones of Monitor Street, the victim will eventually be flown back to Puerto Rico by his [...]
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