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NJ Prisons Start Menorah Lighting Pilot Program
NJ Prisons Start Menorah Lighting Pilot Program
NJ Prisons Start Menorah Lighting Pilot Program
In keeping with its mandate that each state-sentenced inmate has the right to freedom of religious affiliation and voluntary religious worship while incarcerated, New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) Commissioner Gary Lanigan announced a new policy that will establish a pilot program for the use of candles in menorah lighting ceremonies during religious celebrations.