Northern State Prison News

A suspended Northern State Prison corrections officer was indicted for leading a cocaine trafficking network in Newark and East Orange, authorities announced today.

"Gang Sense," Trenton Free Public Library's program to combat gangs and youth violence, has been postponed to allow for a longer registration period.

A Jersey City man made an appeal for compassion while being robbed Tuesday saying "I have two kids." But the gunman replied, "I just got out of doing five years in Northern State Prison," and then pulled out a gun and ordered the victim to "Drop everything if you don't want to get shot," reports said.

CHILD SUPPORT, 11 a.m. Sept. 24: Sheriff's Officers Giacomo Crismale and Jean Leechan arrested James Vogt, 31, of Port St.

Acknowledging prison cell phone use has not been prosecuted aggressively enough, Attorney General Anne Milgram said yesterday 35 inmates have been indicted on charges of possessing phones.

" Thirty-five inmates - " including 25 who are members or associates of criminal street gangs such as the Bloods, Crips or Latin Kings - " were indicted Friday for illegally possessing cell phones in state prisons.

Share + Sep 15, 2009 2:54 pm US/Eastern BORDENTOWN, N.J. Thirty-five New Jersey prison inmates -- the majority of them reputed gang members -- have been charged with illegally possessing cell phones.

Illicit cell phones remain a major problem inside New Jersey's prisons, as inmates use the devices to secretly communicate with each other, intimidate witnesses and direct drug deals and other illegal activity.

A cellphone in the hands of an inmate is a dangerous weapon that can be used to plot escapes, intimidate witnesses or foment gang activity - and jail officials in Passaic and Bergen counties say they are always on alert to prevent inmates from accessing them.

Nearly 400 phones have been seized since August 2008, when the state started keeping track of confiscations, according to records obtained by The Star-Ledger of Newark.

The numbers reveal the scope of a widespread problem with illicit cell phones, which have plagued prisons here and across the country, law enforcement officials said.

Tony Montelaro remembers Aug. 31, 1976, like it was yesterday: There was a cool breeze in the air, and his daughter smiled as she sat at the family's kitchen table in New Milford writing a letter to her boyfriend.

Photography and Papermaking Workshops for Adults and Teens at Scotch Plains Public Library By Scotch Plains Public Library 6/30/2009 This summer, the Scotch Plains Public Library will host a series of craft workshops for adults and teens who are interested in photography and papermaking.

COURT HOUSE a ' According to the Department of Corrections, there are currently three escapees from the state prison system who were committed from Cape May County.

More New Jerseyans will Travel this Fourth of July Holiday Weekend than Last Year, Reports AAA By AAA 6/30/2009 AAA estimates that 1,026,000 New Jersey residents will travel 50 miles or more this Fourth of July holiday weekend, reflecting a 0.1 percent increase from the number of New Jerseyans who traveled one year ago .

Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow announced on Monday that a Northern State Prison employee has been arrested and charged for providing a cell phone to an inmate.

A Northern State Prison employee has been charged with passing a cell phone to an inmate, authorities said.

Jailed mob underboss Joseph "Mousie" Massimino, who has completed half of a 10-year New Jersey state prison sentence for racketeering, wants to go home.

A former East Jersey State Prison inmate accused of throwing urine on a corrections officer shortly before his release from the prison after serving time for drug and receipt of stolen property charges is being sought by authorities.

Violent gangs are thriving behind New Jersey prison walls, and the Department of Corrections isn't doing enough to stop them, according to a report released today by the State Commission on Investigation.