Hudson County View
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The initial bills were drafted and while some of the recommendations have been enacted, cornerstone recommendations one through four, including elimination of the mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug and property crimes have floundered,” CPANJ President Esther Suarez, also the Hudson County prosecutor, wrote in a letter to Murphy yesterday.
“As has been reported, these recommendations have languished because of an attempt to add the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for various crimes committed by state or local public officers or employees … The added provision was not part of the Commission’s unanimous recommendation. The CPANJ specifically opposed the addition of these crimes.”
Davis picks Sampson IV to replace Chiaravalloti on the HCDO line in LD-31 Assembly race
Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis has selected William Sampson IV, a longshoreman and crane operator, to replace Assemblyman Nick Chiaravalloti (D-31) on the Hudson County Democratic Organization line in the June 8th primary.
Hudson County Democratic Organization Chair Amy DeGise, 31st Legislative District Assembly candidate William Sampson IV, and Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis. Facebook photo.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“I am very happy and extremely privileged to introduce William B. Sampson IV as our candidate for State Assembly in this year’s election, and I am looking forward to campaigning with Will and working with him to make both Bayonne and Hudson County the best they can be,” Davis wrote in a Facebook post minutes ago.
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Bill to end mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in N.J. now goes to Murphy’s desk
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
A landmark criminal justice bill that would end mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in New Jersey, including non-violent drug offenses, is now heading to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk after being passed by the state Assembly on Monday.
The commission found that ending mandatory minimums for certain crimes would help to eliminate the disparity in the state’s criminal justice system, an initiative Murphy has championed as governor.
It is unclear if Murphy, a Democrat, will sign the bill into law.