Top Ranking Official at NJ Women's Prison One of 15 Officials Charged with Assault
Date:  12-18-2021

Officers violently extracted women from their cells, causing multiple injuries
From Corrections1:

The top-ranking official at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women on the night a group of officers violently extracted a handful of women from their cells has now been criminally charged for his role in the brutal assault.

Sean St. Paul, the former associate administrator of the prison, was the highest-ranking New Jersey Department of Corrections official at Edna Mahan on Jan. 12 when he ordered the cell extractions that led to multiple injured prisoners.

The state Attorney General’s office announced that St. Paul has been charged with official misconduct, conspiracy and tampering with public records or information. It also charged four others Wednesday, bringing the total to 15 Edna Mahan employees who are facing criminal charges for their roles in the attack. Continue reading >>>