A bipartisan group of New Jersey lawmakers are expected to approve a proposal that could free thousands of inmates early. The legislation could free more than 3,000 New Jersey prisoners who are within a year of release. 

The bill, which the American Civil Liberties Union believes to be the first legislative initiative of its kind in the United States, would not permit the release of most sex offenders, but would apply to inmates sentenced for other violent crimes, including murder. 

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