Strip-Search Groping, Sex Exchanged For Sanitary Pads: Female NJ Inmates Detail Abuse By Guards

Groped. Sexually assaulted. Ordered to perform sexual favors in exchange for basic needs.

That's how guards at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Hunterdon County treated female inmates, six former inmates testified during a hearing Wednesday in Trenton.

Authors
Cecilia Levine
Type
News
Standards
None
State
New Jersey
Facility
Prisons and Jails
Terms
Department of Justice
Sexual abuse
Legal
Staff sexual misconduct