Requires Pretrial Services to recommend pretrial detention of certain repeat offenders.

New Jersey's S 2438 would require courts to automatically detain certain repeat offenders before trial if they face specific serious charges, such as murder, life sentence offenses, domestic violence, or crimes involving minors. It creates a strong presumption for detention when defendants have prior convictions for similar offenses, making it harder to secure release on bail. Courts must hold a hearing within three days of a prosecutor's motion, and defendants can challenge detention by proving it's unnecessary with a lower "preponderance of evidence" standard. This directly affects individuals charged with specified violent or repeat offenses who might otherwise qualify for pretrial release.