The state public defender and Essex County prosecutors reached an agreement to cut down on a backlog of expungement requests over the next five months. (Photo by New Jersey Monitor)
A new consent order issued by the New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday will require the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office to speed processing of expungement petitions that often stretch past the 60-day review called for by state law.
The agreement will require Essex prosecutors to reduce their expungement backlog over the next five months, alongside some other concessions. State Public Defender Jennifer Sellitti praised the agreement as one that will allow Essex residents who have earned a second chance to “no longer face indefinite delays.”…