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1. N.J. Senate to vote on 38 bills to override $1 billion in Christie budget cuts
(N.J./State)

... concerning the reporting of the adequacy of general educational development programs in the Department of Corrections. SCR-204 -- Overrides veto of budget language concerning the reporting of the adequacy ...

2. Five N.J. men sentenced for smuggling cocaine from Houston
(N.J./State)

Accused leader, former corrections officer Eugene Braswell, awaiting sentencing Five New Jersey men were sentenced to state prison on Wednesday as members of a narcotics ring that smuggled 22 kilograms ...

3. Tragic end for suspect in shooting death of N.J. corrections officer Katrina Owens
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The man wanted for questioning in connection to the death of New Jersey corrections officer, Katrina Owens, is dead. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray ...

4. No arrests yet in three Newark area shootings over weekend
(N.J./State)

... Trenton State Prison corrections officer, Katrina Owens. The 37-year-old wife and mother of three was attending a barbeque on Columbia Avenue when she suffered a fatal gunshot wound. The Essex County ...

5. Montclair and Newark police investigating unrelated July homicides
(N.J./State)

... and in custody at the Essex County Corrections Facility in lieu of $1.5 million bond. "He will have his first appearance in court within a few days," Carter told the New Jersey Newsroom. Khan's body ...

6. N.J. corrections officer fatally shot at Independence Day barbeque
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM An Independence Day holiday weekend shooting claimed the life of a New Jersey corrections officer, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today. ...

7. Rick Ross concert planned for Atlantic City Summerfest 2011 raises security concerns
(N.J./State)

... that he was a corrections officer, but says it was to make money and “wasn’t for the obvious reasons. ”On Saturday Ross will be leading the five-hour Summer Fest 2011 in Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic ...

8. 2 sides of vivisection issue: Princeton University and animal research watchdog group
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... identified. The USDA reports also mentions corrections of violations made either on the spot or by the deadlines specified. Mbugua, of Princeton University, notes that regarding the April 2011 inspection ...

9. Anwar Crockett and Ali Karim of Elizabeth indicted for Newark double homicide
(N.J./State)

... 14 shell casings at the scene. Karim, who escaped that evening, was arrested days later. Both men have lengthy criminal histories according to the state department of corrections records, NJ.com reported. ...

10. Anthony Williams, 20, shot dead in Orange
(N.J./State)

...  He was charged with loitering for the purpose of using, possessing or selling drugs and paraphernalia, according to the Essex County Corrections web site. His criminal record includes a November 2009 ...

11. Unions plan Statehouse rally to oppose plan to make public employees pay more for health benefits
(N.J./State)

... corrections officers, firefighters, and non-public union employees. Earlier Monday, Hetty Rosenstein, president of the Communications Workers of America, the state’s largest public employee union, ...

12. Omar Solomon of Newark indicted in shooting death of Leon Truesdale
(N.J./State)

... the prosecutor’s office VIPER intelligence unit. He was out on parole just two days shy of a month when the shooting occurred. According to the state Department of Corrections website, Solomon served almost ...

13. Essex County corrections officer Steven McMillon charged with assault of 17-year-old girl
(N.J./State)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM An investigation by the Essex County Detention Center Internal Affairs Unit resulted in the arrest of a Steven McMillon, an Essex County Detention officer, charged ...

14. Inmate Quadir Barnes pleads guilty to smuggling cell phones, drugs into Northern State Prison
(N.J./State)

... that were smuggled into the prison by a former corrections officer, Luis S. Roman, 47, of Woodbridge. Roman pleaded guilty on April 18 to charges of racketeering and official misconduct. The state will ...

15. N.Y. Auto Show: Chrysler-Fiat makes a splash
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... tweak” in which they devoted attention to physical problems like materials, uneven suspension, and excess noise. All of the interiors were redesigned using better quality materials. These were corrections, ...

16. Kyron Washington of Newark arrested and charged for fatal shooting on Broad Street
(N.J./State)

... did not say if video surveillance footage or eyewitnesses helped authorities identify Washington as the shooter. According to the Essex County Corrections database, Washington has arrests dating back ...

17. Former N.J. corrections officer, Luis S. Roman, pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme
(N.J./State)

... by the State Police, the state Department of Corrections and the state Division of Criminal Justice. “As he participated in this elaborate smuggling enterprise, Luis Roman demonstrated how much he had ...

18. New Jersey prison system was one of six with lowest recidivism rate
(N.J./State)

... numbers essentially had remained the same. State Department of Corrections officials attribute the reduction to a variety of factors, among them diversion programs such as drug and mental health courts, ...

19. Christie conditionally vetoes legislation related to wage concession agreements for teachers
(N.J./State)

... by the state Department of Corrections, respectively. Citing existing law that already provides for punishment of the possession of any “engine, machine, tool or implement adapted, designed or commonly ...

20. Karen Born of Aberdeen arrested again for 'bait & brake' phony 911 call on Garden State Parkway
(N.J./State)

... in 2010 to false report making. A judge sentenced her to 18 months probation and a $50 fine in March 2010. According to State corrections records, Born served 16-months at the Edna Mahan Correctional ...