Judge drops charges in NJ prison scandal, igniting outrage over justice denied Rick Rickman Published: October 8, 2025 A judge has dismissed "unconstitutionally vague" charges against correctional officers at Edna Mahan (NJOAG/AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

🔴 14 Edna Mahan corrections officers avoid trial in 2021 inmate beating scandal.

🔴 Judge says “prosecutorial mismanagement” violated officers’ right to a speedy trial.

🔴 Critics blame Attorney General Matt Platkin for denying justice to beaten inmates.

UNION TOWNSHIP (Hunterdon) — After four years of legal limbo, a Superior Court judge has dismissed charges against corrections officers accused of vicious inmate beatings at the only women's prison in New Jersey.

The tossed indictments against 14 prison guards stemmed from "

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