The Passaic County budget includes a plan to address the $30 million budget gap created by the phased-out COVID federal funds.

State-sentenced inmates are permitted up to four in-person visits and six video visits each month, according to the DOC.

An inmate had a folder containing a cellphone, charging cord, 240 cigarettes and 83 strips of Suboxone, according to ...

NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers ... (AP) — Nevada prosecutors say 20 ...

Inmates around the country have complained about dangerous "kennel" vans, which have metal benches and walls, a prisoner advocacy group says.

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A police officer was shot and killed and another wounded on Friday evening in New Jersey, authorities said. Authorities say the slain officer, 25-year-old Joseph Azcona, was part of a Newark police ...

Chilean center-right presidential candidate Evelyn Matthei pledged to crack down on crime and illegal immigration, while ...

The state is spending upwards of $3.5 million per day to run the prisons after thousands walked off the job two weeks ago.

The homeowner reported that a man armed with a knife entered their home in an attempt to rob them, but ran out of a rear door ...