New Jersey

Feds: N.J. CO orchestrated attacks on inmates in unobserved areas of prison

The attacks, which left multiple inmates injured, took place in the kitchen, where there were no surveillance cameras

N.J. county settles case for $750K after woman says she was shackled during labor

A federal lawsuit alleged that county officers and supervisors shackled the woman's wrists, ankles and waist during prenatal visits, and during labor and childbirth

Reasons why you should spend your ARP funding now (infographic)

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Motorola Solutions

Agencies have substantial discretion to spend money in ways that best suit the needs of constituents - some of the ways might surprise you

N.J. sheriff's office kicks off ambulance pilot program staffed with COs

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The program was launched this month and employs officers who transitioned from correctional duties to assist on ambulance calls as needed

First woman confirmed to lead N.J.'s prison system

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The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility will be a main priority for Victoria Kuhn, who has been with the DOC since 2007

N.J. correctional police officer mourned after fatal on-duty crash

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Daniel Sincavage was traveling from one area of the correctional facility to another section of the facility when the crash occurred

New N.J. corrections watchdog named in aftermath of scandals at women's prison

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It's a key position in a prison system that has struggled to rein in criminal behavior, particularly at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women

Report: N.J.’s women’s prison making ‘steady progress’ on reforms but serious problems remain

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A federal monitor found inmates were “weaponizing” PREA and using it as a way to threaten officers and retaliate against them

N.J. county pays $315K to settle injured CO's wrongful termination suit

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The officer injured his knee during a “vertical jump test” while training with the agency

DOC: 2 women at N.J. prison pregnant after consensual sex between inmates

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The state's policy does not require transgender inmates to undergo gender-reassignment surgery to be held in the facility

More cameras, 'special victims unit' coming to N.J. prisons

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Corrections Commissioner Victoria Kuhn said the moves were part of "lifting the veil of secrecy that has hung over this department, and Edna, for far too long"