Many people incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison’s West Compound are confined in cells so small they can touch the ceiling and both walls with their arms outstretched, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the Office of the Corrections Ombudsperson.
The Department of Corrections did not respond to an email seeking comment.
New Jersey State Prison, a maximum security prison in Trenton, the state’s capital, holds more than 1,300 people across its three compounds, North, South, and West. As part of their inspection of the West Compound, investigators conducted site visits and interviewed over 100 incarcerated people, as well as staff and prison leadership…