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Criminal Justice
We are 1844 No More
Rutgers-New Brunswick Student Center 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States"The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the denial of the right to vote “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” But New Jersey’s law that denies the right to vote to people with criminal...
The People’s State of The State
Stand up in support of economic, political, and social justice at The People’s State of the State! New Jerseyans are still waiting for movement on critical issues like a $15 minimum wage for all workers, drivers licenses for all, marijuana...
Prof. Meghan Sacks – Justice Policy Update Conference
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, New JerseyThis Conference will feature guest speaker Prof. Meghan Sacks, PhD of Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Sacks is Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminology Program Director Register Here Dr. Sacks specializes in a number of areas, including bail reform, plea bargaining practices...
Attorney General Grewal hosts Community Forum
St. Peters University Jersey City, New JerseyThe Attorney General has asked the 21 County Prosecutors to organize quarterly public events to discuss issues relevant to community policing in the 21st century (the “21/21 Community Policing Project”). The goal of the project is to strengthen relationships between...
Overdose Prevention Centers Conference
The College of New Jersey 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing, New JerseyDrug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death nationally and in New Jersey, with more than 3,000 New Jersey residents dying from overdose each year. Many of these deaths are preventable and as you know, DPA works to...
Ending Solitary Confinement in NJ – A Talk at the Ethical Culture Society in Maplewood
Ethical Culture Society of Essex County 516 Prospect Street, Maplewood, NJWhat is it like to be confined to a small cell for 23 hours a day, months and years on end, with minimal sensory stimulation and little or no human contact? How does it affect the brain and one’s psyche?...