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A new policy proposed on 2/26/2018 by the New Jersey Attorney General (AG) will make deadly force videos publicly available. The announcement came the day before the New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments in Paff v. Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, a case concerning the application of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) to police video Read More …
New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino has announced two new programs: 1) a $25K Anti-Corruption Reward for public tips that lead to conviction, and 2) a Whistleblower Program that may allow lower-level defendants to avoid prosecution by revealing corruption that nets bigger fish. The programs were inspired by the arrest of Bloomfield Councilman Elias Read More …
NJ AG allocates $1.5M and $2.5M of public funds for bodycams for state and local police, respectively, but argues videos should not be disclosed under OPRA. -NJFOG — Outgoing Attorney General John Hoffman Wants Videos Exempted From OPRA Law February 15, 2016 BY CHARLIE KRATOVIL, MICHAEL BENAVIDES NEW BRUNSWICK TODAY Read article here. (Scroll to Read More …
“Another example of why it’s important to use OPRA requests to track information that might seem mundane. (Of course, the employees discussed in this article are presumed innocent and the indictments are merely accusations, not findings of guilt).” -NJFOG Published by NorthJersey.com August 4, 2015 By LINH TAT and STEFANIE DAZIO staff writers | The Read More …