I was beaten, stomped and sexually assaulted. Inmate alleges brutal attack at N.J. women’s prison.
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Thirty staff members at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility (pictured) have been suspended due to an alleged attack on a group of inmates. One woman says she was sexually assaulted on Jan. 11.
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Warning: This article includes graphic details of violence and sexual assault.
A woman incarcerated in the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility said she was beaten and sexually assaulted by a corrections officer earlier this month while other officers allegedly punched and kicked multiple women in what she called a revenge attack.
Dozens suspended at N.J. prison after officers are accused of beating women inmates
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
The Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton in a Nov. 4, 2020 file photo.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from a state lawmaker.
Dozens of staff have been suspended and a criminal investigation is underway at New Jersey’s only women’s prison after officers were accused of severely beating several women inmates earlier this month, according to state and union officials.
Prisoners have told family members and advocates that at least three women at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility were hurt by officers Jan. 11, including one inmate who now has a broken eye socket and a transgender woman beaten so badly she cannot walk and is now in a wheelchair. The family members and advocates have shared letters and other first-hand accounts with NJ Advance
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