Hudson County Correctional Facility
Location | Kearny, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 40°43′40.9″N 74°06′30.1″W / 40.728028°N 74.108361°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum |
Opened | 1845 |
Managed by | Hudson County Department of Corrections |
Director | Ronald P. Edwards |
Street address | 30-35 Hackensack Ave |
City | Kearny |
County | Hudson |
State/province | New Jersey |
Postal code | 07032-4690 |
Website | Hudson County Department of Corrections |
Hudson County Correctional Facility (HCCF) is a prison operated by Hudson County, New Jersey located in Kearny, New Jersey. The HCCF houses both women and men, with separate wards for women and men.
History
The predecessor building to the current Hudson County Correctional Facility first opened in 1845 next to the original Hudson County Court House as a small jail located in
Controversy
Prisoner conditions
Hudson County Correctional Facility has had several reports in recent years about conditions for prisoners at the facility. In February 2018 Human Rights First published Ailing Justice: New Jersey, a report about three New Jersey prison facilities (Hudson County Correctional Facility, Essex County Correctional Facility, and Elizabeth Detention Facility) found prisoners at HCCF overall were provided poor quality medical care (or outright denial of care),[2] were given poor quality food lacking nutrition, and food were served on dishes that were unwashed or washed with dirty water.[3]
Mental health facilities were also called out in this same report, with the report concluding that the program "may actually discourage people from seeking mental health care and may contribute to suicidal inclinations".[3]
Contract with ICE
Hudson County Correctional Facility is one of the many regional centers used by
Transportation
Currently the only public transit to Hudson County Correctional Facility is the
References
- ^ Edwards, Ronald P. (2018-12-07). "A Letter from the Director of Corrections & Rehabilitation". Hudson County NJ. Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention". Human Rights Watch. June 20, 2018. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ailing Justice: New Jersey" (PDF). Human Rights First. Feb 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Hudson County Jail". www.ice.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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