A judge this week ordered teacher Amir Doctry, accused of making terroristic threats, to be held in Essex County Jail pending his trial.

Justice Lassiter committed suicide in March 2023. His family has filed a lawsuit against the state, DOC commissioner and ...

Justice Lassiter died by suicide in March 2023. His family is suing the state, corrections commissioner and Northern State Prison head.

Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

and specifically Army corrections facilities, we don’t have enough active-duty 31-Echoes (corrections specialists) to perform the jobs that we are required to do,” he said, noting that ...

Delaney Hall, a detention center surrounded by truck stops and warehouses in an industrial area across from the Essex County Correctional ... capacity across New Jersey. "New Jersey is a state ...

Delaney Hall once held immigrants detained before deportation and could do so again if prison company The Geo Group and ICE ...