Marleina
@marleinau.bsky.social
Senior Policy Analyst @njpolicy.bsky.social
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Public defender fees don't generate substantial revenue and wouldn't cost municipalities much to eliminate.
The report recommends eliminating all municipal public defender application fees and ensuring public defense is funded through sustainable public investments.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The report recommends eliminating all municipal public defender application fees and ensuring public defense is funded through sustainable public investments.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The $200 Barrier to Justice: Why NJ Must Eliminate Municipal Public Defender Fees - New Jersey Policy Perspective
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge fees up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
www.njpp.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Public defender fees don't generate substantial revenue and wouldn't cost municipalities much to eliminate.
The report recommends eliminating all municipal public defender application fees and ensuring public defense is funded through sustainable public investments.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The report recommends eliminating all municipal public defender application fees and ensuring public defense is funded through sustainable public investments.
www.njpp.org/publications...
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The report finds that up to 90 percent of New Jersey defendants can't afford attorneys — and Black and Latinx/Hispanic residents are disproportionately harmed.
Municipal fees push defendants into debt and pressure them into entering pleas to avoid financial strain.
www.njpp.org/publications...
Municipal fees push defendants into debt and pressure them into entering pleas to avoid financial strain.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The $200 Barrier to Justice: Why NJ Must Eliminate Municipal Public Defender Fees - New Jersey Policy Perspective
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge fees up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
www.njpp.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The report finds that up to 90 percent of New Jersey defendants can't afford attorneys — and Black and Latinx/Hispanic residents are disproportionately harmed.
Municipal fees push defendants into debt and pressure them into entering pleas to avoid financial strain.
www.njpp.org/publications...
Municipal fees push defendants into debt and pressure them into entering pleas to avoid financial strain.
www.njpp.org/publications...
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🚨 NEW from @marleinau.bsky.social 🚨
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
Read more:
www.njpp.org/publications...
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
Read more:
www.njpp.org/publications...
The $200 Barrier to Justice: Why NJ Must Eliminate Municipal Public Defender Fees - New Jersey Policy Perspective
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge fees up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
www.njpp.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨 NEW from @marleinau.bsky.social 🚨
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
Read more:
www.njpp.org/publications...
Despite the constitutional right to an attorney, municipal courts charge up to $200 for public defenders, pushing low-income residents into debt.
Read more:
www.njpp.org/publications...
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Exactly why New Jersey needs the Immigrant Trust Act!
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Exactly why New Jersey needs the Immigrant Trust Act!
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While 720,000 wealthy NJ families get permanent tax breaks under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," 360,000 poor, disabled, and elderly residents lose Medicaid and food assistance. This isn't economic policy. This is choosing winners and losers based on wealth.
It’s a great time to be rich in N.J. Here’s why.
Here's what the One Big Beautiful Bill means for your wallet.
www.nj.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
While 720,000 wealthy NJ families get permanent tax breaks under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," 360,000 poor, disabled, and elderly residents lose Medicaid and food assistance. This isn't economic policy. This is choosing winners and losers based on wealth.
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Disney learned nothing from Andor.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Disney learned nothing from Andor.
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NPR wants to hear from listeners whose lives have changed due to an increase in ICE operations, throughout the country.
Has everyday life changed due to increased ICE activity in your area? We want to know
NPR wants to hear from listeners whose lives have changed due to an increase in ICE operations, throughout the country.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NPR wants to hear from listeners whose lives have changed due to an increase in ICE operations, throughout the country.
And we continue to do NOTHING to limit ICE's access to our data...
A misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left national security information—including some related to the surveillance of Americans—accessible to thousands of people. www.wired.com/story/a-dhs-...
A DHS Data Hub Exposed Sensitive Intel to Thousands of Unauthorized Users
A misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left national security information—including some related to the surveillance of Americans—accessible to thousands of people.
www.wired.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
And we continue to do NOTHING to limit ICE's access to our data...
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Outrageous
Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Fired By The Post
The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.
www.status.news
September 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Outrageous
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🎉 Congratulations to NJPP President Nicole Rodriguez for being named to ROI's 2025 People of Color Influencer List!
Nicole's leadership in advancing social justice through evidence-based policy research makes New Jersey stronger for everyone.
www.roi-nj.com/2025/07/28/r...
Nicole's leadership in advancing social justice through evidence-based policy research makes New Jersey stronger for everyone.
www.roi-nj.com/2025/07/28/r...
September 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🎉 Congratulations to NJPP President Nicole Rodriguez for being named to ROI's 2025 People of Color Influencer List!
Nicole's leadership in advancing social justice through evidence-based policy research makes New Jersey stronger for everyone.
www.roi-nj.com/2025/07/28/r...
Nicole's leadership in advancing social justice through evidence-based policy research makes New Jersey stronger for everyone.
www.roi-nj.com/2025/07/28/r...
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🚨 New from @ptrchn1.bsky.social 🚨
Despite being one of the wealthiest states, 1 in 8 New Jersey children live in poverty. However, New Jersey has the resources to dramatically cut child poverty through direct cash assistance to families.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Despite being one of the wealthiest states, 1 in 8 New Jersey children live in poverty. However, New Jersey has the resources to dramatically cut child poverty through direct cash assistance to families.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Freedom from Want: An Economic Guarantee for New Jersey's Kids - New Jersey Policy Perspective
Two pathways can dramatically reduce child poverty and ensure all families in New Jersey have what they need through cash assistance programs.
www.njpp.org
September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🚨 New from @ptrchn1.bsky.social 🚨
Despite being one of the wealthiest states, 1 in 8 New Jersey children live in poverty. However, New Jersey has the resources to dramatically cut child poverty through direct cash assistance to families.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
Despite being one of the wealthiest states, 1 in 8 New Jersey children live in poverty. However, New Jersey has the resources to dramatically cut child poverty through direct cash assistance to families.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
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Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard paints an alarming picture: ICE is tearing apart, detaining, and deporting immigrant communities across the United States. On August 10, 2025, a record-high 59K+ people were held in ICE detention. For more: www.vera.org/ice-detentio...
ICE Detention Trends | Vera Institute of Justice
www.vera.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Vera’s ICE Detention Trends dashboard paints an alarming picture: ICE is tearing apart, detaining, and deporting immigrant communities across the United States. On August 10, 2025, a record-high 59K+ people were held in ICE detention. For more: www.vera.org/ice-detentio...
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The worst part is so many Latiné people will never even know they have lost rights until it is too late. While some coverage happened apparently when 20% of the country becomes second class citizens a picture the president drew imitating pubic hair with his signature is bigger news.
September 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The worst part is so many Latiné people will never even know they have lost rights until it is too late. While some coverage happened apparently when 20% of the country becomes second class citizens a picture the president drew imitating pubic hair with his signature is bigger news.
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Taxing the rich is good policy in more fairly asking those who have accumulated the most wealth from our society to pay more.
BUT an underappreciated additional benefit of taxing the rich is reducing the risk of an unaccountable wealthy class that evades basic societal rules.
BUT an underappreciated additional benefit of taxing the rich is reducing the risk of an unaccountable wealthy class that evades basic societal rules.
September 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Taxing the rich is good policy in more fairly asking those who have accumulated the most wealth from our society to pay more.
BUT an underappreciated additional benefit of taxing the rich is reducing the risk of an unaccountable wealthy class that evades basic societal rules.
BUT an underappreciated additional benefit of taxing the rich is reducing the risk of an unaccountable wealthy class that evades basic societal rules.
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gee whiz
Here's my updated chart of #SCOTUS's rulings to date on emergency applications from the Trump administration.
See if you can spot the pattern...
See if you can spot the pattern...
September 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
gee whiz
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if you are running as a candidate who will FIGHT BACK against the current president, i recommend not embracing the false narrative and framing of crime that the president is using to justify military authoritarian takeovers of american cities.
September 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
if you are running as a candidate who will FIGHT BACK against the current president, i recommend not embracing the false narrative and framing of crime that the president is using to justify military authoritarian takeovers of american cities.
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This includes my latest book CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration
Reminder that all of these books - and all Haymarket Books - are 40% off until August 22nd.
Browse the full list here, and let us know any recommendations of your own!
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/527-ab...
Browse the full list here, and let us know any recommendations of your own!
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/527-ab...
Abolish the Police: In Britain and Beyond!
"From the United States to the UK and beyond, the suppression. of dissent is being ramped up, not to "keep the peace" but to preserve a status quo so violent that it is incompatible with most life on ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This includes my latest book CORRIDORS OF CONTAGION: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration
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TAKE ACTION. Tell the FCC to #StopTheDelay: connectfamiliesnow.com/stopthedelay
Federal Action Page - FCC Delay — Connecting Families
connectfamiliesnow.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
TAKE ACTION. Tell the FCC to #StopTheDelay: connectfamiliesnow.com/stopthedelay
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New ICE courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/06/n... via @stateline.org
New ICE courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside • New Jersey Monitor
Immigrants released at the border are being targeted for arrest when they show up for court hearings.
newjerseymonitor.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New ICE courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside newjerseymonitor.com/2025/08/06/n... via @stateline.org
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State and local policymakers should reject punitive policies from the Cicero Institute that ticket, fine, and jail people without a safe place to sleep. They should instead invest in housing and supportive services that promote stability and dignity. www.cbpp.org/research/hou...
August 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
State and local policymakers should reject punitive policies from the Cicero Institute that ticket, fine, and jail people without a safe place to sleep. They should instead invest in housing and supportive services that promote stability and dignity. www.cbpp.org/research/hou...
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New NAEP data show average US 4th Grader now fluent in trigonometry...
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New NAEP data show average US 4th Grader now fluent in trigonometry...
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Join us today for a timely @nlada.bsky.social panel on how looming federal funding cuts could impact state & local budgets — possibly pressuring lawmakers to recoup lost revenue via fines & fees that unjustly harm low-income, Black & Brown communities.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Join us today for a timely @nlada.bsky.social panel on how looming federal funding cuts could impact state & local budgets — possibly pressuring lawmakers to recoup lost revenue via fines & fees that unjustly harm low-income, Black & Brown communities.
👉 tinyurl.com/4admbc6d
👉 tinyurl.com/4admbc6d
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www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... - this is torture
Scorching cells
How heat threatens lives in America’s prisons
www.reuters.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA... - this is torture