N.J.’s prison leader still has a job. Many lawmakers can’t figure out why. Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 09, 2021 New Jersey Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks in a Jan. 8, 2020, photo at the Family Guidance Center of Warren County in Washington Township.Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share Twitter Share Early September, the head of New Jersey’s prison system told state lawmakers that the federal government had just given him a list of suggested reforms for the state’s only women’s prison. Since then, 152 days have passed. Six female inmates said they were severely beaten by staff. Three officers face criminal charges.