Newark Community Solutions
Highlights
Our Impact
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12,837 hours of community service performed by defendants in 2018
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1,126 cases in which defendants completed community-based mandates in lieu of being sentenced to jail or fines in 2018
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75% of Newark community members surveyed report holding positive views of alternative sentences for low-level offenses
“It’s extremely gratifying to work for an organization that uses creative solutions to address modern issues in criminal justice reform.”
Photo Gallery
Something to Crow About
Ironbound Community Corporation’s LaQuan Thomas introduces one of the inhabitants of the Ironbound garden to Alternative Sanctions Specialist Lamar Mitchell.
Outstanding Contributor
Tonya Tucker, our victim services coordinator, was nominated as one of "100 People of Newark" for her outstanding contributions to the community.
Youth Court Now in Session!
Newark's Youth Court trains young people to adjudicate real-life cases involving their peers while taking a restorative approach to misbehavior.
Community Service
Alternative Sanctions Specialist Trevor Powell works alongside clients performing community service in an Adopt-A-Lot vegetable garden.
Publications & Digital Media
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Partners
Newark Community Solutions is an initiative of the City of Newark and the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts, in collaboration with the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. Newark Community Solutions is supported by the City of Newark and its Municipal Council, the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, the PSEG Foundation, Rutgers University, and the Whole Cities Foundation.