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- Restore right-to-vote to those on parole, probation, and those still incarcerated
- Dignity for Primary Caretakers Act, for incarcerated women
- Reform parole system to include ways for certain offenders to earn their way to earlier parole
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- Mandatory emissions reductions in EJ communities, including transition to electric buses and alternate fuel trucks
- Reduce single use plastic bags
- Maintain adequate water infrastructure – no lead in NJ water
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- Continue to support Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO)
- Work with NJ legislators to strengthen proposed Safe Storage of Guns bill
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- Drivers licenses for undocumented. We expect this to be considered and presumably enacted in the 2019 lame-duck legislative session.
- Increased funding for legal defense for detainees in NJ facilities. This is connected with the budget process. As part of the NJ Universal Representation Coalition for the past two years, we will continue to advocate for the amount required to ensure all detainees without means have access to legal rep.
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- Access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion care, by working with coalitions who are introducing legislation in NJ
- Strengthen maternal health and reduce maternal mortality including supporting the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
- Dignity for incarcerated Primary Caregivers Act, a bundle of bills that incorporates allowances for incarcerated parents to spend time with their children, bans the use of shackles for pregnant women and provide appropriate mental health and substance abuse care
- Work alongside a newly formed coalition working to pass/bundle bills related to preventing & supporting sexual assault survivors including reporting and investigating sexual assault inside NJ prisons
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