Two years ago, a Star-Ledger/NJ.com investigation revealed an appalling pattern of sexual assault, rape and dehumanization at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County, our state’s only women’s prison. We learned that a deep-rooted, systemic and institutionalized failure of culture and policy has persisted at the prison for decades.
Senator: We must continue to change a culture of cruelty, racism and neglect at Edna Mahan
Two years ago, a Star-Ledger/NJ.com investigation revealed an appalling pattern of sexual assault, rape and dehumanization at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County, our state’s only women’s prison. We learned that a deep-rooted, systemic and institutionalized failure of culture and policy has persisted at the prison for decades.