Committee Advances Legislation Establishing Community Integration Program for Certain Victims of Domestic Abuse March 15, 2021, 3:51 pm | in Committee Advances Legislation Establishing Community Integration Program for Certain Victims of Domestic Abuse Johnson, Mosquera & Vainieri Huttle Legislation Aims to Help Inmates Imprisoned for Crimes Against Their Domestic Abuser
(TRENTON) – To help victims of domestic violence who have been imprisoned solely for crimes against their abuser, Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, Gabriela Mosquera and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsor a bill that would establish a community integration program for these individuals. The legislation was advanced by the Assembly Women and Children Committee on Monday. “When a victim of domestic violence harms their abuser, it is in direct response to violence that has been committed against them and is unlike many other violent crimes,” said Assemblyman Johnson (D-Bergen). “Generally speaking, it was a one-time situation highly unlikely to repeat itself. This warrants compassion and understanding from our criminal justice system.”