New Jersey Targets Political Violence

New Jersey lawmakers are moving to criminalize politically motivated violence with a sweeping new bill that could send offenders to prison for 15 to 30 years — longer than the usual 20-year cap — if a crime is proven to target someone because of their political beliefs. Passed unanimously by the Senate, the bill defines political affiliation broadly and includes speech, rallies, and campaign support, while allowing prosecutors to infer intent in politically charged attacks. Sentences won’t merge, and though a review board was dropped, law enforcement will get mandatory training. The bill now heads to the Assembly and awaits the governor’s signature. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0c50ef0083fee6ef