New Jersey A2523 mandates pretrial detention recommendations for repeat offenders charged with violent crimes.
New Jersey A2523 amends the state's criminal justice reform law to require the Pretrial Services Program to recommend pretrial detention for certain repeat offenders charged with violent crimes. Specifically, the bill mandates that the program recommend no release if the defendant has been previously arrested on separate occasions and at least one charge from a prior arrest is pending. The bill also allows a prosecutor to file a motion for pretrial detention at any time, including before or after the defendant's release.
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