News & Commentary

Dec 12, 2017

Lessons for the nation: New Jersey's historic bail reform, a documentary by Brave New Films

New Jersey made history on Jan. 1, 2017, when it essentially ended money bail — thanks to years of work by bipartisan advocates and the support of Garden State voters.

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Jul 06, 2017

The Newark Rebellion: 50 Years Later

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion, the ACLU-NJ revisited the events of July 12-17, 1967, through live-tweeting the events as they would have unfolded in real time.

Photograph of Newarkers during the rebellion, who are facing national guard officers holding bayoneted guns.
Jun 02, 2017

We Need School in Prison, and States Must Take the Lead

By Rebecca Livengood, Skadden Fellow, ACLU-NJ

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