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We have female inmates in our prison who are recruiters for human traffickers who are gang members on the streets. When a female inmate gets out if she has no place to go inmates refer those inmates to “this guy I know who can give you a place to stay” and they end up in force prostitution rings...
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Off-Duty Correctional Police Officer Helps to Calm a Chaotic Situation
It was a warm summertime evening, and Senior Correctional Police Officer William Herring was on his way to work at Northern State Prison. While stopped at a gas station, Herring saw a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Elizabeth Avenue in Newark. The madness was just beginning to unfold. The officer, a New Jersey Department of Corrections employee for almost four years, was prepared to help. Herring was on the phone with a police dispatcher and making his way to the accident scene when things began to deteriorate... read full story
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