Push for mental health services instead of jail time

MELISSA ROSE COOPER, CORRESPONDENT | JUNE 22, 2023 | HEALTH CARE, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY People diagnosed with mental illness who commit nonviolent, petty offenses are the focus The move to create a statewide mental health diversion program is advancing. On Thursday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would allow people diagnosed with mental illness who committed nonviolent,…

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Two Essex County Jail Inmates Convicted of Attempted Murder for Brutally Beating Another Inmate With Microwave Oven

Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that two Essex County jail inmates were convicted of attempted murder for brutally beating Jayshawn Boyd with a microwave oven and other items. A third inmate was found guilty of attacking Boyd with additional weapons. Boyd, 22, suffered a traumatic brain injury from…

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East Orange Man Found Fatally Shot in Car

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Jayden Jarvis, 20, of East Orange, who was found dead last night in his car in Newark.   On May 3, at 9:43…

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Shooting in Newark Leaves Two Dead, One Injured

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating a shooting in Newark last night that left two dead and one injured. On May 3, at 8:33 p.m., Newark police responded to a report of…

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