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Mandatory minimums bill clears N.J. Assembly, now up to Murphy to either sign or veto


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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The measured, sponsored by Assembly Democrats Nick Chiaravalloti, Raj Mukherji, Linda Carter and Shanique Speight, was approved by a vote tally of 46-20(4).
“Mandatory minimum sentences may have been intended as a way to help curb crime, but in reality, they have oftentimes done far more harm than good throughout the years,” Chiaravalloti said in a statement.
“Judges must be able to take each individual’s circumstances into account when it comes to determining proper disciplinary measures for a crime. It’s long past time for our state to update these sentencing laws.” ....

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NJ lawmakers look to break impasse on sentencing


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Gov. Phil Murphy, seen here delivering State of the State address, has balked at move to extend relief to those convicted of official misconduct.
The New Jersey Senate went back to square one Tuesday in an effort to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all nonviolent crimes, most importantly drug offenses, 15 months after a state commission recommended the change.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-0 and with little fanfare to advance S-3456, amid calls by activists for lawmakers to end mandatory minimum sentences. The New Jersey Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission in its November 2019 report indicated  that such requirements that a person serve a minimum amount of time before parole eligibility are responsible for much of the disparity at the state’s prisons, where the incarceration rate for Blacks is 12 times higher than for whites. ....

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When the Legislature meets tomorrow, it will consider legislation with huge implications: Marijuana legalization/decrimilnalization and allowing the state’s largest health insurer to restructure in order to act more like a for-profit business. ....

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