Judge ends oversight of NJ women’s prison with history of sexual abuse

Federal oversight of Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women has ended, six years after investigators found rampant sexual abuse by staff.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 292

Last Updated: 5 days, 2 hours ago

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Federal oversight of New Jersey’s long-troubled women’s prison has ended, six years after federal investigators found that state officials failed to keep its residents safe from sexual abuse by staff.

U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced Thursday that the state and the Justice Department jointly moved to terminate a 2021 consent decree that mandated widespread reforms to protect women incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton.

State Department of Corrections …

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