S 2739
Transfers probation employees from Judiciary to State Parole Board.
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Bill overview
This bill transfers probation employees from the New Jersey Judiciary to the State Parole Board. It aims to improve public safety by allowing probation officers to enforce warrants and arrest probationers who violate their conditions. The bill also establishes a ‘Probation Officer Community Safety Unit’ within the Parole Board, authorizing 200 officers to carry firearms and enforce criminal laws. This change addresses a previous court ruling that deemed a previous attempt to create a similar unit unconstitutional due to a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
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