Did you know that 70,000 people will return from state prison to their New Jersey communities over the next 5 years? For more facts about reentry in New Jersey,
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Civil Consequences of
Criminal Convictions in New Jersey:
Fact Sheets
Individuals leaving prison in New Jersey face many legal barriers to successful reintegration. To learn about specific restrictions in various areas, click on the links below.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Create Secure Community Reentry Facility>>
- Reentry Mapping Guide>>
- Report on Disproportionate Minority Contact>>
- Juvenile Detention Alternatives Study>>
- CSG Justice Center Unveils New Reentry Policy Council Website>>
- New Jersey Update: Governor Signs Bill Amending Driver's License Revokation Statutes>>
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Create Secure Community Reentry Facility
On September 26, California Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 943, which creates the state’s first secure community reentry facility. Such reentry facilities are a central part of AB 900, the bipartisan measure the California Legislature approved earlier this year to reform the state’s prison system. The $7.7 billion plan will add 16,000 community reentry beds throughout the state. According to the Governor, these facilities will house inmates who are nearing their release dates and provide counseling, job training, and housing placement services.
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Reentry Mapping Guide
The Police Foundation has published “Mapping for Community Based Prisoner Reentry Efforts: A Guidebook for Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Partners.” The guide outlines spatial trends associated with reentering populations, including the locations of returning individuals, reentry services and resources, and parole offices.
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Report on Disproportionate Minority Contact
With funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency has issued “Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Justice System: A Study of Differential Minority Arrest/Referral to Court in Three Cities.” The report draws on information from delinquency studies in Pittsburgh, PA, Rochester, NY, and Seattle, WA to examine disproportionate minority contact and contributing factors at the police contact/court referral level.
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Study
A new report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Beyond Detention: System Transformation through Juvenile Detention Reform,” documents the reforms inspired by the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI), a data-driven, outcome-based effort aimed at ensuring that detention is used only when appropriate. In three model sites that have followed the proscribed detention reform strategies, communities reduced racial disparities, sent fewer youth to state youth prisons, increased the involvement of families and youth in their rehabilitation, and improved juvenile justice systems’ ability to make appropriate decisions about where youth should be supervised to protect public safety and receive services.
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CSG Justice Center Unveils New Reentry Policy Council Website
The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center has launched its new Reentry Policy Council (RPC) website. The redesigned site provides more resources and is easier to navigate, giving website visitors access to media coverage, announcements from the field, publications, and upgraded tools and materials on a range of reentry issues.
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NEW JERSEY UPDATE:
Governor Signs Bill Amending Driver's License Revokation Statutes
Governor Corzine has signed into law a series of amendments to the driving on the revoked list statute, NJSA 39:3-40, clarifying that suspension for a non-driving related offense is distinct from suspension for a driving related offense. Among the changes to the statute is the creation of a new maximum penalty of $100 fine for people who are on the revoked list as a result of falling behind with a time payment order, provided the defendant becomes current on the payment schedule that triggered the license suspension.
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