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Sex Abuse at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility Exposed
NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Civil Rights Division have filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the state of New Jersey and New Jersey Department of Corrections concerning the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
The investigation revealed systemic and long-standing deficiencies in training, supervision, and reporting at Edna Mahan, which allowed the sexual abuse of prisoners to occur unabated.
Under the proposed consent decree, the New Jersey Department of Corrections will implement policies and practices to ensure that prisoners are protected from harm due to sexual abuse through appropriate prisoner supervision; effective and confidential methods for reporting of sexual abuse; and protections against retaliation for reporting sexual abuse.
The proposed consent decree includes improved measures to ensure staff are held accountable for misconduct and requires greater transparency through public meetings with stakeholders.
A proposed consent decree would resolve the United States’ claims that the state and the Department of Corrections fails to protect prisoners at Edna Mahan from sexual abuse by the facility’s staff in violation of the United States Constitution.
Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said, “Our civil rights investigation revealed systemic and long-standing deficiencies in training, supervision, and reporting at Edna Mahan, deficiencies that allowed the sexual abuse of prisoners to occur unabated.”
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division said, “Every prisoner deserves to be safe from sexual assault and other forms of sexual abuse by staff, and to be protected from retaliation for reporting abuse.”
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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