Northern State Prison

Northern State Prison
Location	168 Frontage Road Newark, New Jersey
Status	Open
Security class	Minimum
Capacity	2615
Opened	1987
Managed by	New Jersey Department of Corrections

Northern State Prison is a state run prison located at 168 Frontage Road in Newark, New Jersey for male offenders. It is operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Northern State Prison offers community service activities to all minimum security inmates. The prison also houses the Security Threat Group Management Unit, which provides treatment to inmates affiliated with gangs that threaten the security of the institution. The Bureau of State Use Industries operates a bedding and clothing shop at the prison.

As of August 1, 2006, Northern State Prison housed 2,615 inmates.^[1]

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Coordinates: 40°42′47″N 74°10′23″W / 40.713°N 74.173°W / 40.713; -74.173

New Jersey Department of Corrections prisons
State prisons	Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center Albert C. Wagner Youth Correctional Facility Bayside State Prison Central Reception and Assignment Facility East Jersey State Prison Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women♀ Garden State Youth Correctional Facility Mid-State Correctional Facility Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility New Jersey State Prison Northern State Prison Southern State Correctional Facility South Woods State Prison
Closed (partial list)	Riverfront State Prison
Prisons are for men unless they are marked as for women (♀)

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