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Four more charged over Edna Mahan abuses

March 18, 2021 3:21 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced charges against four more officials at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility Thursday, bringing the total number charged over beatings and other abuses at the state’s only women’s prison to eight. The investigation, Grewal said, remains...

Murphy declines to say if Edna Mahan charges change thinking on Hicks

February 5, 2021 3:12 pmFebruary 5, 2021 3:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether charges against three guards at the state’s only women’s prison changed his thinking on keeping Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks in place Friday. “Given the ongoing criminal investigation and an independent investigation, which I’ve...

Three corrections officials charged over Edna Mahan abuses

February 4, 2021 2:36 pm

State authorities announced charges against three corrections officers suspended from the state’s only women’s prison over their alleged roles in a series of assaults against inmates there Thursday. Luis Garcia, a 23-year-old Nutley resident, was charged with aggravated assault, official...