Murphy was a clemency hero. Sherrill has to step up for NJ | Opinion

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has an opportunity to build on Gov. Phil Murphy’s clemency initiative and deliver more reforms to New ...

Another Murphy clemency development

Murphy can grant clemency to almost anyone he wants. The power is laid out in the state Constitution. But he went his first ...

'Some measure of justice': Woman receives light sentence for multiple-car pileup that killed 2 after prosecutors fail to prove she drove while high on marijuana

Prosecutors alleged the defendant was a "recent, active user of marijuana" at the time of the crash but jurors rejected all ...

Trauma and Justice: Why Clinical Pathways to Behavioral and Medical Healing Matter

JERSEY CITY, NJ, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- New Jersey is experiencing a significant ...

Ex-NJ Gov. Phil Murphy granted clemency to mom convicted of torching 2 toddlers to death— just hours before he left office

I cannot express strongly enough our office’s collective revulsion and disbelief upon hearing this news,” Monmouth’s top ...
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Murphy draws New Jersey prosecutors’ ire with clemency actions on his way out the door

Though former Gov. Phil Murphy established an advisory board, the ultimate decision to grant clemency was up to him.

Post-Habba drama

Good Friday morning! The post-Alina Habba drama continues with leadership of New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. In December, when Habba vacated the office after a judge and ...

Prison for N.J. man who paid out-of-state child to send him sexual materials

A man who paid an out-of-state minor to send him sexual photos and videos has been sentenced to federal prison. Jeremy ...

N.J. prisons battling worst staffing crisis in decades. Guards say they’re in constant danger.

The New Jersey Department of Corrections tracks violence against its own staff the way other agencies track potholes or snow ...