New Jersey State Prison

Part of the prison walls built in 1832 with more modern superstructures

The New Jersey State Prison (formerly Trenton State Prison) is a state prison in Trenton , the capital of the US state of New Jersey . On August 7, 2009, 1,916 inmates were serving their sentences in this detention center.

The institution is divided into two different security areas, but is classified as Maximum Security in the classification of the US prison system. The correctional facility is operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections , the New Jersey law enforcement agency. Linens and clothing distribution within the detention center is also maintained by a state agency, the Bureau of State Use Industries.

Also housed in the asylum were all of the state's death row inmates . On December 13, 2007, the New Jersey House of Representatives voted to abolish the death penalty , which had previously been suspended. The prison became particularly well known in 1952 when several serious prisoner revolts took place in the prison in March, April and October. Although they were all successfully crushed, the prison administration and the institution itself came under criticism from the media as a result.

Known inmates

• Richard Kuklinski (1935–2006), contract killer of the New York Mafia with ties to the Gambino family .
• Joseph Kuklinski (1944–2003), brother of Richard Kuklinski.
• Jahmell Crockam (1991 – present), murderer of police officer Chris Matlosz.
• Peter Kudzinowski (1903–1929), later executed child murderer.
• Jesse Timmendequas (1969 – present) was sentenced to death for the murder of seven-year-old Megan Kanka .
• Joseph Vincent Moriarty (1910? –1979), Mafia gangster.
• Bruno Hauptmann was convicted of kidnapping Charles Lindbergh's son.
• Charles Cullen (1960 – present), serial killer.
• Richard Fran Biegenwald (1940–2008), serial killer.
• Rubin Carter , boxer convicted of murder. Released in 1985 for retrial by federal court.
• Max B (2009 – present) rapper from the Byrdgang group. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison for murder and other offenses.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official information from the Department of Corrections on their official website ( Memento of October 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
2. ^ Inmate Search: Richard Kuklinski . New Jersey Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2011. 

Web links

• New Jersey State Prison website ( October 13, 2007 memento in the Internet Archive ) on the New Jersey Department of Corrections website.
• 1952 prison riot report

Coordinates: 40 ° 12 ′ 25.5 "  N , 74 ° 45 ′ 24.2"  W.