To: Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (NJ-15), The New Jersey State House, The New Jersey State Senate, and Governor Phil Murphy

NEW JERSEY: LET’S BE THE FIRST TO HAVE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REGISTRY.

WE DID IT WITH MEGAN’S LAW. IT’S TIME FOR NEW JERSEY TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REGISTRY FOR VIOLENT, REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Why is this important?

MY SISTER, MISTY WAS MURDERED BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND, NOEL IN 2011. WHEN NOEL WAS ARRESTED FOR THE CRIME, IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD SERVED 10 YEARS OF A 20-YEAR SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE MOTHER OF HIS DAUGHTER, SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. IF WE HAD ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION, MY SISTER COULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.