Criminal justice reforms approved in New Jersey Assembly

Published June 19, 2020 4:00pm ET



Some New Jersey Assembly members added the words, “eight minutes and forty-six seconds” when approving a series of bills on Thursday.

The phrase refers to the amount of time a Minneapolis police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd, resulting in his death and sparking weeks of protest nationwide over accusations of police violence against the black community.

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