New Jersey State Prison used to be known as Trenton State Prison. It houses about 2000 prisoners and used to house New Jersey's death row until the death penalty was banned in New Jersey.
Trenton State Prison was home to Ruben "Hurricane" Carter, Bruno Hauptmann who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby, and serial killer Charles Cullen. More notable inmates.
In 1952, violence broke out several times in the prison:
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Trenton State Prison was home to Ruben "Hurricane" Carter, Bruno Hauptmann who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby, and serial killer Charles Cullen. More notable inmates.
In 1952, violence broke out several times in the prison:
They were the hardest of hard-core prison inmates, and on three occasions in 1952, they placed New Jersey State Prison in Trenton under siege, destroying everything they could find, taking hostages and resisting every plea to surrender.A book was written about Trenton State Prison by a Correctional Officer:
It was the most violent, tumultuous year in the history of New Jersey prisons — a generation before uprisings like Attica made inmate violence a national issue.
1952: Riots at Trenton prison
Inside Out is the 50-year history (1950-2000) of New Jersey's toughest maximum-security state prison as told by prison guard Harry Camisa, who lived it.
In his fifty years behind the walls of the prison, Harry witnessed 13 electrocutions and was taken hostage twice. He was in the center of a horrific bloodbath as two rival black Muslim sects fought for dominance in the prison. He was there when the Black Liberation Army tried to break out Joanne Chesimard's partner in a well-coordinated assault on 7-wing.
In his career, Harry knew all of New Jersey's major criminals, ranging from Charlie “The Bug” Workman, who gunned down Dutch Schultz in the 1930’s, to Richard “The Iceman” Kuklinski, whose criminal career was the subject of two HBO television specials.
InsideOut: Fifty Years Behind the Walls of New Jersey's Trenton State Prison
New Jersey State Prison
New Jersey State Prison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Jersey State Prison aka Trenton State - Prison Talk
New Jersey State Prison ("Trenton") - Inside Prison
Archive of all Featured Prisons on Genpop.org
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