18 out of every 100,000 NJ women in prison — See where we rank
According to The Sentencing Project, the national average of female imprisonment was 57 per 100,000 women.
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
Feds investigate widespread rape claims at NJ's women's prison
The U.S. Department of Justice will investigate potential civil rights violations at a New Jersey women's prison where eight employees have been charged.
2 corrections officers are now inmates after NJ prison rape accusations
The sentences were handed down months after New Jersey 101.5 reported on a prison rape scandal that involved numerous guards at the state's women's prison in Hunterdon County.
NJ women’s prison rape scandal — At least 8 officers fired, facing prison
Four former corrections officers have been indicted. A fifth was sentenced to prison. And many more have been fired after allegations of sexual abuse of inmates.
Inmate Seriously Hurt In Prison Fall
Officials say an inmate has suffered serious injuries after she apparently fell onto a concrete area inside the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County.