PATERSON — The Passaic County Jail is going out with a bang. In its final month before demolition, the empty corrections facility in Paterson’s downtown area is being used as a location for filming a ...

The wrecking ball will soon arrive at the Passaic County Jail, the lockup in downtown Paterson that was notorious for its squalid conditions and harsh treatment of inmates. A class-action lawsuit ...

Two Passaic County correctional officers were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday on charges that stem from an alleged assault of a pretrial detainee in 2021, the U.S. Attorney's Office ...

PASSAIC COUNTY — Seven Passaic County Sheriff's officers were laid off this month, fewer than the 29 that were originally expected to lose their jobs. The officers' union, PBA Local 197, with the help ...

A jury has awarded $375,000 to a former Passaic County corrections officer who said he faced years of retaliation after reporting racial discrimination. Richard Camel, 55, a retired corporal at the ...

The second of three Passaic County corrections officers charged with organizing and assaulting a detainee at Passaic County Jail in 2021 admitted his role in the crime last week, federal prosecutors ...