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This is what we sent GOP senators to do, huh? They side with the Democrats and the Biden administration to pass a pork-filled bill and give this White House a

TRENTON — There’s a push underway in the Legislature to allocate nearly $17 million over two years for efforts focused on revamping New Jersey’s youth justice system, specifically focused on Camden, Newark, Paterson and Trenton. The bill, A4663/S2924, has gotten a hearing but no votes and has become a leading priority for civil-rights organizations and like-minded lawmakers, who say the state spends $56 million a year to run its three secure juvenile facilities but only $16 million on fun...

New Jersey is mishandling how it deals with troubled youth | Opinion Updated Feb 03, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 When I acted out in school, incidents were met with conversations rather than suspensions. But the same kind of justice doesnt happen for everyone. In New Jersey, Black youth are 21 times more likely to be locked up than white youth, even though they commit most offenses at similar rates. Thats why I urge Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey’s legislature to pass the Restorative and Tra...