The State General Assembly recently passed a package that would establish regulations for digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technologies; prohibit elected officials from accepting virtual currencies.
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Today, the state Senate has a quorum call, which means the governor
must act on a number of Senate-originated bills that have been sitting on his desk for more than 45 days. That includes the now-famous bill to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent crimes, including public corruption offenses.
Now that a top oversight official for New Jersey’s prisons has announced his resignation – a day after a hearing where legislators were clearly unhappy with his work – inmates could see their conditions improve, lawmakers said.
Ombudsman Dan DiBenedetti plans to resign this summer from the position he has held since 2009. He would leave office a year after getting greater power to serve as a prison watchdog but, critics have said, not using that power.
New Jersey’s prisons have come under increased scrutiny, including its only prison for women where federal authorities have detailed assaults and sexual abuse. A violent assault on female inmates earlier this year is now the subject of criminal investigations.
Lopez On Announcement of Independent Investigation Into Abuse Allegations at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility January 27, 2021, 4:38 pm | in
Lopez On Announcement of Independent Investigation Into Abuse Allegations at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility
(TRENTON) – In response to the announcement that former State Comptroller Matt Boxer will lead an independent investigation into allegations of abuse brought forward by three women incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility on January 11, Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex) released the following statement:
“I appreciate Governor Murphy’s responsiveness to the allegations of brutal assault against three inmates on January 11 at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility.
“From Mr. Boxer’s reputation as a follower of the facts, I trust that his investigation will be conducted in the most comprehensive and expeditious way possible. I urge Mr. Boxer to look