Newly appointed Department of Corrections ombudsperson Terry Schuster released a special report on “Heat in NJ Prisons.” For several years, there have been reports of extreme temperature — heat in summer and cold in winter, within the prisons. For incarcerated persons, this constitutes a form of “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Send a message to Gov. Murphy, your NJ state legislators, the Commissioner and the Department of Corrections and the Ombudsperson to let them know that it is imperative to take action now.