Nursing home residents and advocates urge New Jersey to raise long-stagnant $50 personal needs allowance

New Jersey’s food insecurity rate jumped 75% in four years

Food insecurity rose sharply while more than half of affected residents fell outside the federal safety net, even before the latest SNAP cuts.

Hackettstown arrests prompt questions about whether ICE is using private contractors

Advocates for immigrants call for an investigation, while ICE denies claims

ICE releases name of third detainee who died after being held at Delaney Hall

Jose Chajon-Raxon experienced seizure-like symptoms one day after arriving at the Newark immigration detention center.

Clearing an arrest or conviction from your record in New Jersey can be complicated. Free help is available

At upcoming clinics in Hamilton and Paterson, legal professionals will help residents determine whether they qualify for an expungement and prepare their applications.

ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electric-shock gloves

The devices resemble ordinary patrol gloves but can deliver painful electrical shocks when pressed against a person’s skin.