Marcus Hicks Archives - Page 5 of 7

Senators want to know why Corrections Department hasn’t signed federal consent order

February 10, 2021 3:01 pmFebruary 10, 2021 4:53 pm

The failure of the Department of Corrections to agree to federal monitors at an embattled women’s prison has three state senators questioning why the state hasn’t signed a consent agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. “If federal monitors were...

Vainieri Huttle contacted Corrections about Bethea, but they never responded

February 9, 2021 11:03 am

Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) said she reached out to the Department of Corrections in August about corrections officer Amir Bethea, who charged last week in the growing scandal at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. Vainieri Huttle told the New...

Senator press Hicks for details on women’s prison settlement with Justice Department

February 8, 2021 10:15 amFebruary 8, 2021 10:16 am

Three influential state senators want embattled Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks to release details of a tentative settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that addresses abuses at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for women. The lawmakers – Senate Majority Leader...

Lawmaker will seek to impeach corrections commissioner over prison abuse scandal

February 5, 2021 7:02 pmFebruary 6, 2021 1:22 pm

Assemblywoman Jean Stanfield is planning to initiate impeachment proceedings against state Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks over allegations of beatings and sexual assaults at a woman’s prison he ran. Stanfield’s move to ask the State Assembly to impeach a member of...

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...

Murphy holding for investigation results before acting on Hicks

January 29, 2021 3:31 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is awaiting the results of an independent investigation before considering disciplinary action for senior corrections officials who’ve been called on to resign in the wake of reports on inmate beatings at the state’s only women’s prison. “The...