The Forgotten Past of New Jersey

The first half of the ninteenth century was quite an interesting time for New Jersey. Boundry lines were being redrawn, as townships and cou...

The property along Pemberton-Browns Mills road that housed the Burlington County Corrections and Work Release Center has been owned by the c...

The history of the Passaic County Youth Detention Center goes back to 1928, when the building was built as a nurses residence for the Valle...

John Haviland, architect of the famous Eastern State Penitentiary, was hired to design the new Essex County Jail in 1837.  The old pr...

The original building of the Essex County Jail Annex was a huge brownstone designed by local architect Paul Botticer, who also designed the ...