Renew Request for DOJ Intervention of PPD
Posted OnApril 26, 2023 bynjisjFY2024 Budget Testimony
Posted OnMarch 21, 2023 bynjisjRequest the DOJ Investigate Paterson Police Department
Posted OnMarch 13, 2023 bynjisjJury of Our Peers
Posted OnOctober 5, 2022 bynjisjNew Jersey bars people with indictable offenses from serving on juries for life.
This barrier prevents an estimated 438,000 to 533,000 of the overall population of the state from serving on juries, about 7-8% of the overall population of the state. As New Jersey has the worst Black to white racial disparity in incarceration in the country, this bar disproportionately affects Black people. An estimated 219,000 to 269,000 of the Black population in New Jersey is impacted by this bar – a staggering 23- 29%.14 Barring people with criminal convictions from serving on juries perpetuates and exacerbates the racial disparities in the criminal justice system and in civic participation in Black communities.Read More…
Jury of Our Peers
Posted OnAugust 1, 2022 byMosaicElection Protection Report: Issues New Jersey Voters Encountered from October 15 through November 3, 2020
Posted OnApril 29, 2021 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Election Protection Report: Issues New Jersey Voters Encountered from October 15 through November 3, 2020 “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…
Our Vote, Our Power
Posted OnFebruary 3, 2020 byMosaic[{“image”:””,”content”:””,”text_placement”:”center”,”text_alignment”:”middle”,”button_text”:””,”button_url”:””,”color”:””,”background_image”:”https://njisj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/kids_in_color_alt_background-scaled.jpeg”,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”banner”},{“hide”:”on”,”table_of_contents”:””,”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:”https://njisj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/kids_in_color_alt_background-scaled.jpeg”,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”report-hero”},{“content”:” Our Vote, Our Power rnrnLow voter turnout is a persistent problem in this country, and New Jersey is no exception. This is particularly true for state and local elections u2013 including in the Instituteu2019s home city of Newark.rnrnConsistent with the New Jersey Institute for Social Justiceu2019s core belief that the best way to understand…Read More…
Value to the Soul: People With Criminal Convictions on the Power of the Vote
Posted OnOctober 2, 2019 byMosaic[{“split_grid_headline”:””,”left”:{“content”:” rn Value to the Soul: People With Criminal Convictions on the Power of the Vote “,”color”:””},”right”:{“content”:”“,”color”:”color-two”},”color”:”color-two”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:””,”type”:”split”},{“content”:” Read the full report now. rn “,”color”:”color-nine”,”background_image”:””,”parallax_background”:”0″,”overlay_color”:””,”overlay_opacity”:””,”additional_classes”:””,”anchor_link”:”costs-to-the-state-of-new-jersey”,”type”:”content-area”}]Read More…