These NJ inmates escaped custody and are still on the loose
The oldest case on New Jersey's list occurred more than 50 years ago. A handful of escapes occurred in 2022.
New Jersey Department of Corrections
NJ lawmakers want to make prisons screen for hepatitis B, C
More than a third of the inmates in New Jersey state prisons and county jails could be carrying some form of hepatitis. And most of them likely have no idea.
How NJ’s recidivism rate compares to the rest of the country
The state's prison population overall has dropped by about 10,000 since the start of the century.
Growing number of NJ children have had a parent behind bars
The new numbers are an update to a 2016 report that says the incarceration of a parent can have the same impact on a child's well-being as domestic violence or abuse.
NJ aims for January reopening of Fort Dix prison as drug treatment center
More than half of New Jersey inmates enter the system with a substance abuse problem. The state will reopen a closed prison as a drug treatment center.