A 2836 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires certain county inmates be provided with reentry assistance before their release.

This bill requires New Jersey county correctional facilities to provide specific reentry assistance to inmates who have been sentenced to incarceration and denied bail under the state's bail reform law, at least 10 days before release. The assistance includes documents like criminal history records (with expungement information), birth certificates (if born in NJ), medical records, and financial accounting of fines, restitution, and child support obligations. It also provides information on voting rights, employment/vocational programs, child support services, and mandates a non-driver ID card along with Social Security card assistance. This aims to address immediate barriers to reintegration, such as lack of identification, unresolved debts, and limited access to support services.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
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