Hudson County Correctional Facility (HCCF) is a prison operated by

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located in

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published ''Ailing Justice: New Jersey'', a report about three New Jersey prison facilities (Hudson County Correctional Facility, Essex County Correctional Facility, and Elizabeth Detention Facility) found prisoners at HCCF overall were provided poor quality medical care (or outright denial of care), were given poor quality food lacking nutrition, and food were served on dishes that were unwashed or washed with dirty water. Mental health facilities were also called out in this same report, with the report concluding that the program "may actually discourage people from seeking mental health care and may contribute to suicidal inclinations".

Contract with ICE

Hudson County Correctional Facility is one of the many regional centers used by

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(ICE) for the New York metropolitan area. The partnership between HCCF and ICE (then the Immigration and Naturalization Service) dates back to 1996, with a contract resigned in 2003. Hudson County government has gone on record on stating that the money used from this contract has gone to pay for various infrastructure improvements around the county, with at least half of all inmates at the facility being ICE detainees.

Transportation

Currently the only public transit to Hudson County Correctional Facility is the

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Route 1 bus. Connections to this bus can be made at two nearby transportation hubs:

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and

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References

External links

Official website
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