S 2691 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Increases size of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission; broadens reporting duties.

This bill increases the size of New Jersey's Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission (CSDC) from 13 to 17 members, adding four public appointees (including one police representative) and adjusting appointment rules. It expands the commission's reporting duties to specifically require analysis of racial and ethnic disparities throughout the criminal justice process - covering policing, charging, plea decisions, and sentencing outcomes. The commission must now submit recommendations on sentencing options, judicial discretion, determinate sentencing, supervised release, alternatives to incarceration, and disparity issues. These changes affect the commission members, state agencies providing data, and the legislative process for future sentencing reforms.
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Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action Feb 12, 2024
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