NJ prisons have updated housing policies for transgender inmates

Much more time than they’re supposed to, a report by corrections ombudsperson's office suggests

The organization received a $350K grant from the state Department of Corrections

State corrections ombudsperson, an independent watchdog, releases annual report

Letters are being saturated with the synthetic drug. Officials consider limiting mail

NJ expects to spend $300 million, corrections chief tells lawmakers

Kuhn has been acting commissioner since Marcus Hicks was forced to resign

NJ inmates will be allowed to have visitors after the program was suspended due to the pandemic.

Senate President Steve Sweeney proposed legislation that would make the transition for parolees easier.

Advocates want a federal takeover of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women

Tully House residents -- awaiting release within days and months -- suspect other residents are infected but allege the halfway house operator protects staff and ...

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law to restrict the use of isolated confinement. The new law protects vulnerable populations and limits duration to ...

Under the measure, inmates are prohibited from being placed isolated confinement unless there is "reasonable cause" that the inmate or others would be a serious ...

The roughly 112 people in the residential treatment program take courses on life skills, stress and anger reduction and gang intervention.

With more teens taking up vaping the surgeon general calls e-cigarettes a public health concern. Are they a healthy alternative to smoking or a gateway ...

Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter says a program to help former inmates integrate back into society after release could save the state $69 million over two years.

Gov. Christie vetoed a bill that would have limited the use of solitary confinement and called it "an ill-informed, politically motivated press release."

Bracing for winter. NJ Transit's stocked up on supplies and equipment, and a couple jet engines too. In the inter-state battle over a new bus ...

Lawmakers heard about the benefits of a program that helps people get housing and employment after being released from jail.