Gov. Phil Murphy has a nominee to head the state’s prison system — Victoria Kuhn, who has been acting commissioner of the Department of Corrections since the previous commissioner Marcus Hicks was forced to resign. Hicks was the second commissioner ousted over conditions at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
Kuhn has worked at the department for almost a decade and a half and served previously as chief of staff to Hicks. Murphy said he has been impressed by Kuhn since he asked her to step in after the resignation of Hicks. Kuhn reportedly also has support from high-profile prison reform advocates and the state’s corrections officer unions.
