Letters about Department of Corrections

Violent Language Begets Violent Acts in NJ Prisions
Bill Beren
Published: 06/14/2021
The only logical adjective that fits with extraction is “forcible extraction.” Do prisoners really need to be “forcibly extracted” or “pulled from their cells” in order to perform cell checks and other routine corrections activities? Read More
Department of CorrectionsEdna Mahan Correctional FacilityJail Reform
Stop Being "Shocked" About Abuse at NJ Jails and Prisons
Laura Morowitz
Published: 06/12/2021
Reports of abuse, violence and neglect, not only in correctional facilities but in detention centers throughout New Jersey and the US are widespread. In this most recent case “34 staff members and 10 corrections officers“ were charged in the violent beating of women inmates, clearly not a case of “one bad apple” but a thorough and systematically abusive system which dehumanizes people who are convicted of crimes, no matter how large or small. Read More
Department of CorrectionsMarcus HicksPhil MurphyEdna Mahan Correctional FacilityJail Reform