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Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison
Administrator, Supervisors, 20 Officers Suspended At Notorious NJ Women’s Prison UPDATE: A total of 29 officers and supervisors at New Jersey's notorious prison for women have been suspended amid a criminal investigation of allegations that several inmates were beaten, Daily Voice has learned. Among those on paid administrative leave at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County were an associate administrator, two corrections majors, a corrections lieutenant, five corrections sergeants and 20 corrections officers, according to a memo obtained by Daily Voice. ****** UPDATE: Gov. Phil Murphy appointed a special investigator Wednesday to probe all…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former NJ Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With 3 Inmates Gets 5 Years Behind Bars Former NJ Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With 3 Inmates Gets 5 Years Behind Bars
Former NJ Corrections Officer Who Had Sex With 3 Inmates Gets 5 Years Behind Bars A former New Jersey corrections officer who pleaded guilty to having sex with three inmates at a women's prison was sentenced to five years behind bars and was forced to forfeit his job and pension, authorities said. Ahnwar Dixon, 42, of East Orange, was sentenced Oct. 21 by the Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said. He must serve two years before parole eligibility, authorities said. The U.S Justice Department recently found decades-long sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County,…

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by Valerie Musson
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Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards
Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards Groped. Sexually assaulted. Ordered to perform sexual favors in exchange for basic needs. That's how guards at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County treated female inmates, six former inmates testified during a hearing Wednesday in Trenton. The hearing was the fourth held by the Workgroup on Harassment, Sexual Assault and Misogyny in New Jersey Politics, founded in January by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen). The U.S. Justice Department found decades-long sexual abuse at the prison, according to a report released earlier this year. Despite th…

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by Cecilia Levine