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  2. Bail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The VISTA bail bond program in Baltimore in the 1960s, which dealt with 16-20 year old defendants, [70] suggested that while youth are more susceptible to negative consequences of pretrial release conditions, they are also more receptive to positive bail reform programs. There exist socioeconomic arguments against bail reform as well.

  3. New NJ laws are going into effect in 2024. Here's what they ...

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    On July 7, 2022, Murphy signed the Police Licensing Program Bill (S-2742/A-4194) into law. This new law requiring all law enforcement officers to hold a valid, active license issued by the Police ...

  4. New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate - Wikipedia

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    The New Jersey Legislature passed the Public Advocate Restoration Act (NJ P.L. 2005, c. 155) in 2005, which was signed into law on July 12, 2005, by Governor Richard Codey. [5] In 2006, Governor Jon Corzine appointed Ronald Chen to serve as the first Public Advocate since the position had been abolished in 1994. [6]

  5. Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color ...

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    Some states have tried to ease cash bail rules. In 2017, New Jersey essentially replaced its cash bail system with a risk assessment process that gauged the potential danger a released defendant ...

  6. Pretrial services programs - Wikipedia

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    In 1984 Congress passed the Bail Reform Act of 1984 as part of the Omnibus Crime Control Act. The key change in bail law from this act was the inclusion of public safety as a factor in determining bail. Three years later, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the legislation in the case of United States v. Salerno.

  7. After years of political division, bail reform deal reached

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    Jun. 5—CONCORD — After five years of sometimes bitter division, House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday endorsed a bail reform bill that would require those arrested for violent crimes to ...

  8. Illinois just became the first state to fully abolish cash bail

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    Other states like California, New York, and New Jersey have rolled back cash bail practices previously Illinois just became the first state to fully abolish cash bail Skip to main content

  9. Bail - Wikipedia

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    Bail laws in Australia are similar to the laws of New Zealand and Canada, but are different in each state. Each state holds that there is a prima facie entitlement to bail for most charges upon application by a defendant. However, there is an exception when the charges are especially serious, such as drug trafficking, family violence or murder.