Since last year, more than $95 million from a federal opioid settlement has been distributed to New Jersey, its 21 counties and 241 municipalities to fight addiction. But investing that capital is off to a slow start — about 6.2% has been appropriated — even as the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner reports nearly 2,300 suspected drug deaths so far in 2023.
ICE is also currently monitoring 194,632 families and individuals through alternatives to detention programs as of September, according to TRAC’s website.