NJ A2585

Awards "Edna Mahan trauma credits" to inmates incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women during the federal and state investigation into sexual abuse by correctional staff, providing sentence reductions from both maximum and minimum terms including mandatory minimums

Credits are calculated at 183 days of sentence reduction for each year (or portion thereof) served during the investigation period, with a maximum cap of 365 days total remission

The investigation period runs from April 26, 2018 (when the U.S. Department of Justice initiated its investigation) through the bill's effective date

The DOJ investigation, published in April 2020, found reasonable cause to believe conditions violated the Eighth Amendment due to a pattern of staff sexually abusing inmates

Credits are awarded in addition to all other existing sentence reduction credits under New Jersey law and do not affect parole eligibility considerations