The governor tapped Victoria Kuhn to run the state Department of Corrections, which has seen its last two commissioners ousted over claims of abuse.
Kuhn has filled the role in an acting capacity since Hicks’ departure. She has won the support of high-profile prison reform advocates and the state’s corrections officer unions alike, though some critics have called for an outside reformer to take the helm of the troubled department.
of Edna Mahan, the state’s only women’s prison. But Murphy’s administration has said little about the timeline for closing the facility and where the state plans to house female prisoners.
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