Makes human trafficking-related crimes subject to No Early Release Act sentencing.

This bill (S 4319) requires that convictions for human trafficking (N.J.S.2C:13-8), assisting human trafficking (N.J.S.2C:13-9), and commercial sexual abuse of a minor (N.J.S.2C:13-10) be subject to the No Early Release Act (NERA) sentencing rules. Currently, these crimes were not covered by NERA, which mandates that offenders serve 85% of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Under this bill, individuals convicted of these trafficking-related offenses must serve 85% of their prison sentence before parole eligibility, aligning them with other serious crimes like murder and aggravated assault. This change directly affects people convicted of these specific trafficking crimes in New Jersey.