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Bail and Bond in New Jersey: What You Should Know

June 27, 2021

What Factors Influence a Court’s Decision to Hold or Release a Defendant after being Arrested in NJ? New Jersey’s bail reform took effect on January 1, 2017, and it completely transformed the way criminal cases are handled. A grand jury must make a decision about whether to indict a defendant within 90 days, and the […]

Pretrial Detention, Poverty & Bail in the U.S.

January 7, 2020

Poverty & Bail Legal Consequences in the United States

Poverty is the primary factor in determining an individual’s legal consequences according to a Human Rights Watch report This report called “The Price of Freedom,” compiled by Human Rights Watch confirmed and bolstered by other studies conducted by experts from Harvard, Stanford, and Princeton which also found that holding individuals in jail before their trial […]