What is Pretrial Detention in New Jersey?

New Jersey has no bail or bond system for releasing people arrested and jailed. Instead, after an arrest, the individual is either released at their first court appearance or remains in custody because the prosecutor has filed a motion to detain.

If an arrested individual cannot successfully counter a prosecutor’s detention motion. the individual will remain in jail until trial. This makes it extremely important to engage an experienced New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorneys as soon as possible after being arrested.