New Jersey’s long-troubled Edna Mahan women’s prison is once again in the spotlight. Nine months after a scandal led Gov. Phil Murphy to promise he would implement major reforms and ultimately close the facility, a corrections officer at the prison has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an inmate on Sept. 16.
Edna Mahan prison in spotlight again as another guard charged with sexual assault
Corrections officer arrested for alleged sexual assault on inmate on Sept. 16
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Emmy nominated correspondent Leah Mishkin has been on the general assignment beat for NJ Spotlight News since 2017. Her passion is meeting new people and telling their stories. She has been reporting and anchoring at stations across the East Coast since graduating from Emerson College.