S.2691

New Jersey S2691 expands the Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission and broadens its reporting duties.

New Jersey S2691 increases the size of the Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission from 13 to 17 members, including representatives from the Legislative Black Caucus and the Legislative Latino Caucus. The bill also broadens the commission's reporting duties to include disparity issues in policing, access to criminal defense legal representation, and jury selection processes. The commission's recommendations aim to provide a rational, just, and proportionate sentencing scheme that achieves public safety, offender accountability, crime reduction, and prevention.