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| Riverfront jail to close |
| By The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Published: 01/15/2009 |
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NEW JERSEY - Riverfront State Prison, long considered a blemish on the Camden waterfront and an obstacle to economic revitalization, will close this summer, according to a tentative plan announced yesterday by the state Department of Corrections. The population of the medium-security facility is 798, down from more than 1,000 in 2006, state authorities said. The prison has stopped accepting new inmates. The decrease reflects a reduction in prisoners statewide, due largely to a drop in crime, said Deirdre Fedkenheuer, a spokeswoman for the Corrections Department. "The overall population has dropped considerably, and the City of Camden has made it clear that they want the waterfront used for something other than a correctional facility," she said. The closure fulfills a promise made by Gov. Corzine to liberate one of the best pieces of real estate in the city. Neighborhood groups last year wrote a redevelopment plan that envisioned parkland and mixed-use development on the site of the prison, directly north of the Ben Franklin Bridge. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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