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East Jersey State Prison (EJSP), originally Rahway State Prison, was established in 1896 as the first reformatory in New Jersey.〔Cox, William, Lovell Bixby and William Root,"Handbook of American Prisons and Reformatories," Vol. 1, NY: The Osborne Assoc., 1933〕 It is a maximum-security institution operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections, housing approximately 1,500 men .〔(State of New Jersey Department of Corrections Contact Us ). Accessed December 23, 2013.〕 The prison is actually located in Avenel in Woodbridge Township, at the border with Rahway. The prison's mailing address is in Rahway. The prison's official name was changed to East Jersey State Prison as of November 30, 1988, at the request of the citizens of Rahway.〔(What's in a name? Plenty if we're talking prison ), Home News Tribune, February 15, 2001.〕 The prison's large dome is a landmark that can be seen from various parts surrounding, including US Route 1-9 and New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line trains. ==History== In 1895, the New Jersey Legislature voted to establish the state’s first reformatory. A year later, construction began at Rahway on state property known as Edgar Farm.〔White, K., East Jersey State Prison Celebrates 100 Years, 1996, available from East Jersey State Prison〕 The prison opened in 1901 and originally housed male offenders between the ages of 16 and 30 who were first-time offenders.〔 The first superintendent, J. E. Heg, served only a year. He was succeeded by Joseph W. Martin who led the institution until his death in 1909.〔East Jersey State Prison: Brief History, March 1995, available from East Jersey State Prison〕 Martin was succeeded by Dr. Frank Moore, until he retired in 1929.〔 The administration building, cell houses, schoolrooms, chapel, shops, and other buildings were surrounded by a large wall encompassing . The entire prison was surrounded by hundreds of acres of farmland that the inmates worked.〔〔 By 1908, there were two four-tiered cell houses. One cell house contained 256 cells measuring 9’ x 5’ x 8.6’, while the other had 384 cells that were only 7.1’ x 5’ x 8’. A 1928 inspection reported that the cells were equipped “with a fair quality of toilet and lavatory.”〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Jersey State Prison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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