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Fourth guard charged over Edna Mahan abuses

February 24, 2021 10:21 amFebruary 24, 2021 10:46 am

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Tuesday charged a fourth corrections officer over abuses at the state’s only women’s prison. Matthew Faschan, a corrections police sergeant who had already been suspended, faces two counts of official misconduct and one count of...

Alleging physical abuse, former inmate at Edna Mahan facility files civil rights lawsuit against guards, Hicks

February 23, 2021 12:38 pmFebruary 23, 2021 1:14 pm

An inmate at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that she was the victim of beatings and psychological abuse by prison guards that landed her in the hospital. Brieauna Gibson, who was serving...

Lawmakers introduce resolution to impeach Hicks

February 22, 2021 4:44 pm

A bipartisan group of Assembly lawmakers introduced a resolution to impeach Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks over abuses at the state’s only women’s prison Monday. The articles of impeachment brought by Assemblywomen Jean Stanfield (R-Westampton), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) and Nancy...

Murphy won’t say if he’s talking with embattled corrections commissioner

February 19, 2021 2:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say whether he is in touch with embattled Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks not long after the Senate cleared a bipartisan resolution calling for his resignation over abuses at the state’s only women’s prison. “I don’t...

Addiego, Corrado resolution calls for Hicks’ ouster

February 19, 2021 12:19 pmFebruary 19, 2021 12:29 pm

Two state senators have introduced a resolution calling for Commissioner of Corrections Marcus Hicks to either resign or be removed from office the Senate today by a 33-0 vote. State Sens. Dawn Addiego (D-Evesham) and Kristin Corrado (R-Totowa) have previously...

Opinion: No time to wait — Commissioner Hicks must be impeached

February 17, 2021 1:13 pm

OPINION Widespread sexual and physical abuse of women permeated the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for years and is still ongoing. Prison guards have been convicted, investigations have been completed, and the problem is staring us right in the face, clear...

Stanfield raising money off beatings at women’s prison

February 11, 2021 10:34 amFebruary 11, 2021 1:32 pm

The burgeoning scandal at a woman’s prison, where guards have been accused of beating and sexually assaulting female inmates, has emerged as a campaign issue in the race in the hotly contested State Senate race in 8th legislative district. State...