Get out of jail free, or criminal justice reform?

Jim Norman , Staff Writer6:01 p.m. EST December 29, 2016

The criminal justice system is in for a big change in New Jersey on Jan. 1. That’s when the state will embark on a completely new way of dealing with people charged with crimes, allowing the vast majority to remain free without having to pay bail.

At the same time, new “speedy trial” rules will take effect with the goal of making sure that prisoners who are kept in jail don’t languish there for longer than six months before they’re tried.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/crime/2016/12/29/get-out-jail-free-criminal-justice-reform/95748196/?utm_campaign=Observer_NJ_Politics&utm_content=New%20Campaign&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=New%20Jersey%20Politics

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Anonymous

January 2, 2017

This is nothing new in NJ…
Crime pays in this State.
Just ask coin boy or my former employees who stole tens of thousands and got PTI expunging their records, yet they never paid a dime in restitution.
This state is broken on every level.
If it weren’t for the joie de vie and brutal honesty of the people of this state, which I love and appreciate, I’d be long gone…