American Friends Service Committee: Advocates Respond to N.J. Prison Closure With Demands for Systemic Change
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021
NEWARK, New Jersey, June 11 (TNSOps) -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release:
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced he would be closing the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The announcement came after women incarcerated at the facility courageously came forward to speak out against brutal beatings and sexual assaults by corrections officers. But advocates working with incarcerated women say simply closing the facility won't solve th . . .
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced he would be closing the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. The announcement came after women incarcerated at the facility courageously came forward to speak out against brutal beatings and sexual assaults by corrections officers. But advocates working with incarcerated women say simply closing the facility won't solve th . . .