McGreevey: COVID-19 shows us we must create a better transition from life behind the wall | Opinion Updated Dec 29, 2020; Posted Dec 29, 2020 Former Gov. Jim McGreevey, right, speaks with Natalie Vance, a social worker as he waits to hand out gift bags containing masks, socks and other personal items to inmates and their family members as they leave East Jersey State Prison in Rahway. McGreevey was representing New Jersey Reentry Corporation. Hundreds of New Jersey prisoners are released early because of the risk of coronavirus behind bars. Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media Facebook Share By Jim McGreevey This year, as the nation grappled with COVID-19, those in prisons, jails and addiction treatment centers were significantly impacted by both the virus and the quandary of releasing them into their community.