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The New Jersey State Prison
(NJSP), formerly known as Trenton State Prison, is
a state prison in the United States operated by the New Jersey Department
of Corrections. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, it accommodated over 1,900
prisoners as of January, 2005[1].
NJSP operates two security units and provides a high level of
custodial supervision and control. Professional treatment services,
such as education and social work, is a priority at the facility.
The Bureau of State Use Industries operates the bedding and
clothing shops located in the facility.
NJSP also housed New Jersey's Death Row population,
until the state banned capital punishment in 2007. Its
inmates include John Martini, who was condemned for the kidnapping
and murder of a Bergen County businessman, and Jesse
Timmendequas, who was sentenced to death for the rape and
murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka. This crime inspired the
passing of Megan's
Law, which requires communities to be notified when a convicted
sex offender moves into their area. Many states have subsequently
adopted similar measures.
History
In 1952, a series of violent revolts by prisoners occurred in
the State Prison in March, April and October, but they were all
successfully quelled after lengthy showdowns between prisoners and
officers.
Notable
prisoners
- Richard
Kuklinski (1935-2006), hit man known as "The Iceman" who was
connected to the Gambino crime family
- Peter
Kudzinowski (1903–1929), sentenced to death for murdering
children
- Jesse
Timmendequas, who was sentenced to death for the rape and
murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka, which led to the passage of Megan's Law.
- Joseph Vincent Moriarty
(1910?-1979), numbers racketteer
- Ocey Snead's
killer
- Bruno
Hauptmann, for the infamous kidnapping of Charles
Lindbergh`s toddler son.
- Charles
Cullen, New Jersey's most prolific serial killer. Admitted to
killing at least 35 people while working as a nurse in numerous New
Jersey and Pennsylvania hospitals.
- Robert
O. Marshall, Originally sentenced to death for hiring a hit-man
from Louisiana to kill
his wife, his sentence was commuted to life in prison
- Richard Fran
Biegenwald a serial killer who killed at least nine and is
suspected in at least two other murders. Operated in Monmouth County, New Jersey
in the early 1980's
- John Martini (1930-present),
kidnapper and murderer of Bergen County businessman Irving Flax in
1989. Martini and accomplice Therese Afdahl picked up the ransom
money, murdered Irving Flax and were able to give the FBI the slip.
Martini and Afdahl were arrested several days later by Detectives
of the Fort Lee Police Department
who recognized both Martini and Afdahl from suspect descriptions
provided by the FBI.
- Rubin
Carter
- Edgar Smith
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