BOLD THOUGHTS

America's Pretrial System Is Broken. Here's Our Vision to Fix It.

Every year, millions of people are arrested, required to pay money bail they cannot afford, separated from their families and loved ones, or subjected to long periods of incarceration based on the mere accusation of a crime. This all occurs while people are presumed innocent under the law.

Diversion Keeps Kids Out of the Criminal Justice System, but Too Many Police in New Jersey Fail to Use It

We've all seen something like this on TV or in an old movie: A parent arrives at a police station to pick up their child, who, instead of being arrested and charged with a crime, has just been given a stern warning and an opportunity to make amends.

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The Lakeith Smith Case Demonstrates the System's Brokenness

One night in 2015, several teenagers got together and burglarized two homes in Millbrook, Alabama. After being confronted by police, one of the teenagers, A'Donte Washington, engaged in a shootout with an officer and was killed during the gunfire. Lakeith Smith, another one of the teenagers, participated in the burglary.

ACLU to Christie: Where are people with criminal records supposed to do work? | Opinion

In a recent conversation with a driver for a ride-sharing service, the driver talked about how grateful he was to be working. He explained: it was one of the only ways he could move on from a low-level conviction to rebuild his life. Unfortunately, the New Jersey Legislature and Gov.

LETTER: Deaths at hands of police not just 'unfortunate'

By asking ordinary people to shoulder blame for police shootings, Assemblyman Dave Rible in his Oct. 4 oped dismisses victims of lethal police violence. In New Jersey, more than 60 people have been killed by police since 2013. Ordinary community members shouldn't bear the burden of ensuring that police don't kill them.