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State Report On 'Widespread' Prison Abuse Triggers NJ Corrections Commissioner's Resignation
A scathing report on alleged problems within the New Jersey prison system prompted Tuesday's resignation of the state Corrections Commissioner, officials said. Gov. Phil Murphy, at a press briefing, said he was very disturbed by the report, which focused on assaults by prison guards at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Union Township, Hunderdon County. Hicks was a 14-year employee of the state Department of Corrections who was appointed to the top prison job early last year. State legislators have been pushing for improvements within the state prison system, and even…