An infamous New Jersey jail faces demolition after decades of turmoil

WNYC News | Oct 4, 2024

An infamous jail in downtown Paterson, New Jersey is on the verge of being demolished. 

For decades, Passaic County Jail was known for unsanitary conditions and overcrowding, prompting several lawsuits.  

Professor Jenny-Brooke Condon is director of the Equal Justice Clinic at the Seton Hall University School of Law. She worked on a 2008 suit against Passaic County's government and jail officials over conditions in the jail. That case led to a multi-million dollar effort to bring the structure up to code. She joined WNYC's TIffany Hanssen to reflect on the jail and its closure.

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