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Ticket and arrest quotas were already barred in New Jersey, though such data could still be used as part of a performance evaluation – but not anymore.

Ticket and arrest quotas were already barred in New Jersey, though such data could still be used as part of a performance evaluation – but not anymore.

Armando Fontoura – 20,879 votes (77.6%) Barry Jackson – 1,186 votes (4.41%) REPUBLICAN (vote for one) Nicholas Pansini – 5,014 votes (81.01%) Incumbent Armando Fontoura, the longest-serving sheriff in county history, faced a challenge for the Democratic Party nod from John Arnold Jr., a former deputy director with the Newark Police Department, and a third candidate, Barry Jackson. The Republican candidates for sheriff in the 2021 primary election were Nicholas Pansini and Maureen Edelson. Fontoura and Arnold each received high-profile endorsements prior to election day. Fontoura, a form...

"Chokeholds are torturous and deadly and have no place in a just and humane society," a criminal justice reform expert testified.

Why it’s time to end qualified immunity | Editorial Today 8:15 AM A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag before a march to protest a police shooting. (Stuart Villanueva | The Galveston County Daily News via AP, File)AP Facebook Share A controversial legal theory that’s shut down lawsuits against cops for abusive behavior, all across America, is now under fire in New Jersey. The principle is called “qualified immunity,” and it’s not a law – just a doctrine adopted over time by the courts. It protects government workers from being sued for things they do in their official roles at...