State of New Jersey "Protecting Public Safety by Changing Offender Behavior" |
Commissioner Victoria L. Kuhn, Esq. |
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The New Jersey Department of Corrections partnered with Freedom Reads to bring 37 new libraries into state correctional facilities. Ten were created inside living units at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (EMCF) and another 27 were placed throughout Northern State Prison (NSP). The addition of Freedom Libraries in New Jersey highlights how small but intentional changes can influence the culture inside correctional institutions.
A new chapter begins for 139 correctional police officers. On August 12, NJDOC celebrated the graduation of Class 258 at a ceremony held at the Patriots Theater in Trenton. Family and friends filled the seats to honor the 17 weeks of rigorous academic training and physical preparation these new officers completed.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) recently introduced a new mail scanning system across all state facilities to improve safety and protect the integrity of communication for incarcerated individuals.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) is taking strong steps to address the intergenerational impacts of parental incarceration through a new partnership with Give Something Back (Give Back), a nonprofit organization that provides long-term coaching and academic support to underserved youth. This new program adds to NJDOC’s broader reentry strategy, and aims to end the cycle of incarceration by providing long-term academic support to justice-impacted youth.