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Public records, transparency, education & government oversight.
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Episode 9 returns to public records and OPRA.
Thanks for listening — the signal is only getting stronger.
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Episode 9 returns to public records and OPRA.
Thanks for listening — the signal is only getting stronger.
When “Digital Only” Fails: Why NJ Is Bringing Back Paper Checks (Jersey Signal Podcast - Ep 8)
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January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Episode 9 returns to public records and OPRA.
Thanks for listening — the signal is only getting stronger.
youtu.be/ugLm8krLMY8
Episode 9 returns to public records and OPRA.
Thanks for listening — the signal is only getting stronger.
This episode builds on a broader theme: power isn’t just about laws on the books.
It’s about how systems actually function when someone needs help.
It’s about how systems actually function when someone needs help.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This episode builds on a broader theme: power isn’t just about laws on the books.
It’s about how systems actually function when someone needs help.
It’s about how systems actually function when someone needs help.
Senator Kristin Corrado raised accessibility concerns that pushed this issue back into public view.
Oversight still matters, but only if people are paying attention.
Oversight still matters, but only if people are paying attention.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Senator Kristin Corrado raised accessibility concerns that pushed this issue back into public view.
Oversight still matters, but only if people are paying attention.
Oversight still matters, but only if people are paying attention.
When states outsource core systems, accountability often disappears.
Residents don’t know who to call.
Agencies point to vendors.
Vendors point to contracts.
Residents don’t know who to call.
Agencies point to vendors.
Vendors point to contracts.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
When states outsource core systems, accountability often disappears.
Residents don’t know who to call.
Agencies point to vendors.
Vendors point to contracts.
Residents don’t know who to call.
Agencies point to vendors.
Vendors point to contracts.
The episode covers:
• Why digital-only systems fail real people
• How third-party vendors complicate accountability
• Why implementation details matter as much as policy language
• Why digital-only systems fail real people
• How third-party vendors complicate accountability
• Why implementation details matter as much as policy language
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The episode covers:
• Why digital-only systems fail real people
• How third-party vendors complicate accountability
• Why implementation details matter as much as policy language
• Why digital-only systems fail real people
• How third-party vendors complicate accountability
• Why implementation details matter as much as policy language
Episode 8 looks at a NJ State Senate bill that responds to those failures by restoring choice.
Not nostalgia. Accessibility.
Not nostalgia. Accessibility.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Episode 8 looks at a NJ State Senate bill that responds to those failures by restoring choice.
Not nostalgia. Accessibility.
Not nostalgia. Accessibility.
Payment methods are usually treated as boring administrative details.
But when systems go electronic-only, they can quietly lock people out of benefits they’re legally entitled to receive.
But when systems go electronic-only, they can quietly lock people out of benefits they’re legally entitled to receive.
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Payment methods are usually treated as boring administrative details.
But when systems go electronic-only, they can quietly lock people out of benefits they’re legally entitled to receive.
But when systems go electronic-only, they can quietly lock people out of benefits they’re legally entitled to receive.
We published this data so communities can ask questions before agreements are finalized.
Read the full reporting + see the full list here:
👉 jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#PublicInterest #Journalism
Read the full reporting + see the full list here:
👉 jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#PublicInterest #Journalism
Breaking: ICE Preparing Major Expansion of 287(g) Program Across Dozens of Local Police Agencies
Data released to Jersey Signal Project shows dozens of counties and municipalities in talks to join ICE’s immigration enforcement program, drawing civil liberties concerns.
jersey.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We published this data so communities can ask questions before agreements are finalized.
Read the full reporting + see the full list here:
👉 jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#PublicInterest #Journalism
Read the full reporting + see the full list here:
👉 jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#PublicInterest #Journalism
Local sheriffs, chiefs, and county officials:
Will there be public notice or hearings before any MOAs are signed with ICE?
Transparency matters when federal enforcement expands locally.
#Accountability #LocalPolicing
Will there be public notice or hearings before any MOAs are signed with ICE?
Transparency matters when federal enforcement expands locally.
#Accountability #LocalPolicing
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Local sheriffs, chiefs, and county officials:
Will there be public notice or hearings before any MOAs are signed with ICE?
Transparency matters when federal enforcement expands locally.
#Accountability #LocalPolicing
Will there be public notice or hearings before any MOAs are signed with ICE?
Transparency matters when federal enforcement expands locally.
#Accountability #LocalPolicing
The ACLU has long opposed 287(g), citing racial profiling, increased detentions, and damage to trust between police and immigrant communities.
This expansion could affect counties that have never participated before.
#ACLU #ImmigrantRights
This expansion could affect counties that have never participated before.
#ACLU #ImmigrantRights
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The ACLU has long opposed 287(g), citing racial profiling, increased detentions, and damage to trust between police and immigrant communities.
This expansion could affect counties that have never participated before.
#ACLU #ImmigrantRights
This expansion could affect counties that have never participated before.
#ACLU #ImmigrantRights
In West Virginia, multiple departments are listed:
• #SummersCountyWV — Hinton PD
• #PutnamCountyWV — Hurricane PD
• #McDowellCountyWV — Sheriff
Civil liberties groups warn this can undermine community trust.
#WV #CivilRights
• #SummersCountyWV — Hinton PD
• #PutnamCountyWV — Hurricane PD
• #McDowellCountyWV — Sheriff
Civil liberties groups warn this can undermine community trust.
#WV #CivilRights
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
In West Virginia, multiple departments are listed:
• #SummersCountyWV — Hinton PD
• #PutnamCountyWV — Hurricane PD
• #McDowellCountyWV — Sheriff
Civil liberties groups warn this can undermine community trust.
#WV #CivilRights
• #SummersCountyWV — Hinton PD
• #PutnamCountyWV — Hurricane PD
• #McDowellCountyWV — Sheriff
Civil liberties groups warn this can undermine community trust.
#WV #CivilRights
Texas accounts for a large share of pending agencies, including:
• #CollinCountyTX
• #BexarCountyTX (Hollywood Park PD)
• #NuecesCountyTX
• #ValVerdeCountyTX
287(g) expands federal immigration enforcement at the local level.
#Texas #287g
• #CollinCountyTX
• #BexarCountyTX (Hollywood Park PD)
• #NuecesCountyTX
• #ValVerdeCountyTX
287(g) expands federal immigration enforcement at the local level.
#Texas #287g
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Texas accounts for a large share of pending agencies, including:
• #CollinCountyTX
• #BexarCountyTX (Hollywood Park PD)
• #NuecesCountyTX
• #ValVerdeCountyTX
287(g) expands federal immigration enforcement at the local level.
#Texas #287g
• #CollinCountyTX
• #BexarCountyTX (Hollywood Park PD)
• #NuecesCountyTX
• #ValVerdeCountyTX
287(g) expands federal immigration enforcement at the local level.
#Texas #287g
Examples from Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota:
• #McCrackenCountyKY — Sheriff’s Office
• #WicomicoCountyMD — Corrections Center
• #MilleLacsCountyMN — Isle Police
These agreements are still pending, not signed.
#PublicSafety #ICE
• #McCrackenCountyKY — Sheriff’s Office
• #WicomicoCountyMD — Corrections Center
• #MilleLacsCountyMN — Isle Police
These agreements are still pending, not signed.
#PublicSafety #ICE
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Examples from Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota:
• #McCrackenCountyKY — Sheriff’s Office
• #WicomicoCountyMD — Corrections Center
• #MilleLacsCountyMN — Isle Police
These agreements are still pending, not signed.
#PublicSafety #ICE
• #McCrackenCountyKY — Sheriff’s Office
• #WicomicoCountyMD — Corrections Center
• #MilleLacsCountyMN — Isle Police
These agreements are still pending, not signed.
#PublicSafety #ICE
Examples from Alabama & Florida named in the data:
• #BlountCountyAL — Blount Co Sheriff
• #MarengoCountyAL — Demopolis PD
• #VolusiaCountyFL — Lake Helen PD
Are residents being told these talks are happening?
#LocalGov #Transparency
• #BlountCountyAL — Blount Co Sheriff
• #MarengoCountyAL — Demopolis PD
• #VolusiaCountyFL — Lake Helen PD
Are residents being told these talks are happening?
#LocalGov #Transparency
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Examples from Alabama & Florida named in the data:
• #BlountCountyAL — Blount Co Sheriff
• #MarengoCountyAL — Demopolis PD
• #VolusiaCountyFL — Lake Helen PD
Are residents being told these talks are happening?
#LocalGov #Transparency
• #BlountCountyAL — Blount Co Sheriff
• #MarengoCountyAL — Demopolis PD
• #VolusiaCountyFL — Lake Helen PD
Are residents being told these talks are happening?
#LocalGov #Transparency
Jersey Signal Project is releasing this information in the public interest.
Communities deserve to know if their local law enforcement may participate in federal immigration enforcement programs.
jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#Transparency #ICE #287g #Accountability
Communities deserve to know if their local law enforcement may participate in federal immigration enforcement programs.
jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#Transparency #ICE #287g #Accountability
Breaking: ICE Preparing Major Expansion of 287(g) Program Across Dozens of Local Police Agencies
Data released to Jersey Signal Project shows dozens of counties and municipalities in talks to join ICE’s immigration enforcement program, drawing civil liberties concerns.
jersey.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Jersey Signal Project is releasing this information in the public interest.
Communities deserve to know if their local law enforcement may participate in federal immigration enforcement programs.
jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#Transparency #ICE #287g #Accountability
Communities deserve to know if their local law enforcement may participate in federal immigration enforcement programs.
jersey.substack.com/p/breaking-i...
#Transparency #ICE #287g #Accountability
The ACLU and other advocates have long warned that 287(g) programs
Encourage racial profiling
Undermine trust between immigrants and police
Lead to unnecessary detentions and deportations
Expanding to new counties raises serious civil liberties concerns. #ACLU #CivilRights #ICE #ImmigrantJustice
Encourage racial profiling
Undermine trust between immigrants and police
Lead to unnecessary detentions and deportations
Expanding to new counties raises serious civil liberties concerns. #ACLU #CivilRights #ICE #ImmigrantJustice
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The ACLU and other advocates have long warned that 287(g) programs
Encourage racial profiling
Undermine trust between immigrants and police
Lead to unnecessary detentions and deportations
Expanding to new counties raises serious civil liberties concerns. #ACLU #CivilRights #ICE #ImmigrantJustice
Encourage racial profiling
Undermine trust between immigrants and police
Lead to unnecessary detentions and deportations
Expanding to new counties raises serious civil liberties concerns. #ACLU #CivilRights #ICE #ImmigrantJustice
These expansions federally fund training, admin costs, & officer salaries. #ICEFunding #287gProgram
Agencies operate under different models:
Task Force → joint ICE operations
Warrant Service Officer → serving immigration‑related warrants
Jail Enforcement → identifying immigrants in custody
Agencies operate under different models:
Task Force → joint ICE operations
Warrant Service Officer → serving immigration‑related warrants
Jail Enforcement → identifying immigrants in custody
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
These expansions federally fund training, admin costs, & officer salaries. #ICEFunding #287gProgram
Agencies operate under different models:
Task Force → joint ICE operations
Warrant Service Officer → serving immigration‑related warrants
Jail Enforcement → identifying immigrants in custody
Agencies operate under different models:
Task Force → joint ICE operations
Warrant Service Officer → serving immigration‑related warrants
Jail Enforcement → identifying immigrants in custody
Our data shows 50+ agencies across at least 15 states are in pending negotiations with ICE:
Blount County Sheriff, AL
Wicomico County Corrections Center, MD
Collin County Sheriff, TX
McDowell County Sheriff, WV
Full list in the article
#ICEExpansion #287g #LocalPolicing #ImmigrantRights
Blount County Sheriff, AL
Wicomico County Corrections Center, MD
Collin County Sheriff, TX
McDowell County Sheriff, WV
Full list in the article
#ICEExpansion #287g #LocalPolicing #ImmigrantRights
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Our data shows 50+ agencies across at least 15 states are in pending negotiations with ICE:
Blount County Sheriff, AL
Wicomico County Corrections Center, MD
Collin County Sheriff, TX
McDowell County Sheriff, WV
Full list in the article
#ICEExpansion #287g #LocalPolicing #ImmigrantRights
Blount County Sheriff, AL
Wicomico County Corrections Center, MD
Collin County Sheriff, TX
McDowell County Sheriff, WV
Full list in the article
#ICEExpansion #287g #LocalPolicing #ImmigrantRights
It’s a federal program that allows local police and sheriff’s departments to act as ICE agents—identifying, detaining, and sometimes initiating deportation proceedings against immigrants. #ICE #ImmigrationPolicy #287gExplained
Critics warn it erodes trust in local law enforcement.
Critics warn it erodes trust in local law enforcement.
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
It’s a federal program that allows local police and sheriff’s departments to act as ICE agents—identifying, detaining, and sometimes initiating deportation proceedings against immigrants. #ICE #ImmigrationPolicy #287gExplained
Critics warn it erodes trust in local law enforcement.
Critics warn it erodes trust in local law enforcement.
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM