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NJ Rises as National Leader on Criminal Justice Reform as Gov. Murphy Signs Isolated Confinement Restriction Act into Law
July 12, 2019NJ Rises as National Leader on Criminal Justice Reform as Gov. Murphy Signs Isolated Confinement Restriction Act into Law
Gov. Murphy answers call for change from survivors of solitary confinement, the ACLU-NJ, New Jersey Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement, its member organizations, and New Jersey residents
Census 2020 NJ Coalition Hails Big Wins for Census: State Funding, No Citizenship Question, State Commission Plan Published
July 12, 2019
Census 2020 NJ Coalition Hails Big Wins for Census: State Funding, No Citizenship Question, State Commission Plan Published
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State Funding for Census 2020: N.J, $9 Million; Pa. $0
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Supreme Court Decision Blocks Citizenship Question
July 12, 2019 -
OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES IN NJ HAIL HIGH-COURT RULING ON CENSUS CITIZEN QUESTION
June 28, 2019 -
Stop 'Making Black and Brown People Second-Class Citizens’: Officials Push Criminal Justice Changes
June 28, 2019 -
Black and Latino Legislators, Statewide Clergy and Civil Rights Leaders Demand Social and Racial Justice Legislation
June 28, 2019
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