As reported by nj.com, the State Assembly approved a bill that calls for the creation of an independent task force to investigate New Jersey’s halfway houses-privately operated facilities used to supplement the State’s prison system. The measure (A3503), sponsored by eight Democrats and one Republican, passed in a 52-23 vote. It has not been introduced
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Report: NJDOC Too Lenient On Privately Run Halfway Houses
By Donald C. Barbati on
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As reported by nj.com, New Jersey pumps nearly $65 million a year into a network of privately run halfway houses, but the system is rife with problems, according to a state comptroller report released yesterday. Even when contracts are violated, the state has failed to crack down on security lapses, the report said. Worst of …