Law enforcement authorities are staging four "Safe Surrender'' days in southern New Jersey, giving nonviolent offenders with arrest warrants the opportunity to have their cases resolved quickly, often without jail time.
The four-day program started Saturday at Grace Assembly of God Church in Atlantic City. After taking a break on Sunday, the program will resume Monday and continue through Wednesday.
The program will be staged from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with cases being adjudicated at temporary courtrooms a few blocks away. It's open to those wanted for nonviolent crimes or disorderly person offenses, including family matters and child support.
"Safe Surrender'' is not an amnesty program, but does offer favorable consideration from the court, often in the form of reduced fines or probation instead of jail time.
