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| N.J. Democratic lawmakers propose reforms to operation of halfway houses |
| By northjersey.com - John Reitmeyer |
| Published: 11/21/2012 |
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A group of Democratic lawmakers in the Assembly has proposed a package of bills to change the way privately run halfway houses operate in New Jersey. The legislation introduced Monday comes nearly four months after lawmakers held hearings in Trenton on the publicly funded but privately run halfway houses, where they were presented with examples of violence and even murder inside some of the facilities, as well as regular escapes. “These are the commonsense reforms that I think everyone can agree that we need to move forward with,” said Assemblyman Dan Benson, D-Mercer. The bills seek to beef up state oversight of the halfway houses by requiring announced and unannounced site visits by the state Department of Corrections every three months, and by requiring the private operators to file regular financial disclosures to the department. Read More. |
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