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Some wings in the oldest portions of the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton date back nearly 200 years. The smallest cells, like the one pictured, measure four by seven feet. (Photos courtesy of New Jersey Office of the Corrections Ombudsperson)

October 28, 2024

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The dense metal bars form cages for rotting men," wrote a prisoner from Atlantic City.