A COVID-19 outbreak has hit the New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), prompting a facility-wide, 10-day halt of most movement in[…]
ONCE AGAIN, FEELING THE EID HOLIDAY BLUES
Corona Virus marches on with time. Flipping the calendar today, I realized that on Friday, July 31st 2020, it will[…]
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Corona Virus is every where and on everyone’s mind. TV, cable, internet, radio, bulletin and advertising boards, it doesn’t matter,[…]
COVID-19 IN NJSP – A YEAR IN REVIEW
The year 2020 started with a whisper of something going awry in the Far East. Yet, looking back all of[…]
EXECUTIVE ORDER #24
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AMAZING GRACE
“I just want you to know that Jerry died today,” New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) Catholic Staff Chaplain called me[…]
DISPATCH FROM NJSP : FAITH BEHIND BARS
Over six months after New Jersey State Prison shut down all programming to combat the spread of COVID-19, contributing writer[…]
DENIED A Q&A ABOUT NJ’s COVID-19 FURLOUGH PROGRAM
Soon after the COVID-19 outbreak started on April 10, New Jersey Governor Bill Murphy announced Executive Order #24 (EO24), temporarily[…]