prisons

Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks announced his resignation, one day after a report on violence at the women's prison. Lawmakers had sought his departure.

Governor releases the independent report commissioned after the Jan. 11 violent cell extractions and says a multi-year process to close the prison will begin.

Chronic abuse problems at New Jersey's women's prison led to a half-dozen reform bills being approved this week, with more to follow.

Lawmakers bemoan growing overtime costs in the state’s prisons, which are approaching $1 million even if costs related to COVID-19 are excluded.

At Assembly hearing on Edna Mahan prison, Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks says tenative agreement on consent decree is now before Justice Department.

To further reduce crowding in prisons to make social distancing possible, the Legislature may vote to release thousands of inmates eight months early.

The Department of Corrections intends to reduce spending on halfway houses by 40% and close its Central Reception Assignment Facility in Trenton.

Scaled back in scope and with new notification measures, a plan to grant early prison releases to thousands of state inmates was OK'd by an Assembly panel.

Corrections commissioner doesn't testify at joint committee hearing. Universal testing shows 12% of staff and inmates have coronavirus..

She is suspended from duty at Bergen County jail after her arrest on Friday, Sept. 13.