COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS TESTIMONY
Testimony on community corrections oversight at a hearing of the Law and Public Safety Committee in the Assembly.
By Cornell William Brooks
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION TESTIMONY
Testimony on the barriers to reentry and the effects on the employment market. For a link to the video of the testimony,click here.
By Cornell William Brooks
COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE FORUM PRESENTATION
NJISJ’s Executive Director’s presentation at the Competitive Workforce Forum, hosted by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers Univeristy, on June 23, 2011. Click here for the power point presentation.
By Cornell William Brooks
Testimony on barriers to reentry formerly incarcerated individuals face in New Jersey, highlighting barriers to employment, housing, and public assistance, and proposed policies to mitigate the impact of these barriers.
By Nancy Fishman
YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION/REDUCTION
Testimony supporting comprehensive community-wide approaches to youth violence prevention/reduction and further data collection to identify evidence-based practices.
By Craig Levine
Testimony supporting revisions to sentencing laws that facilitate the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals.
By Nancy Fishman
PAYMENT FOR COST OF INCARCERATION
Testimony proposing flexibility in proposal to require individuals to cover their cost of incarceration.
By Nancy Fishman
Testimony supporting proposal to make driver’s license suspension for failure to pay insurance surcharges discretionary and expanding repayment options.
By Nancy Fishman
Testimony urging the state Department of Motor Vehicles (now Motor Vehicle Commission) to ensure that jobseekers not be precluded from employment due to license suspension.
By Nancy Fishman
Testimony supporting proposal to amend the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act to allow greater judicial discretion in determining when to suspend an individual’s driver’s license as a result of a drug conviction.
By Ken Zimmerman
Coalition comment letter to New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission supporting proposal to reduce the maximum period that a youth may be placed in “room restriction”.
NEW JERSEY HOME OWNERSHIP SECURITY ACT
Testimony opposing amendments to New Jersey’s anti-predatory lending law.
By Ken Zimmerman