NJ Assembly advances prison changes due to Edna Mahan problems TRENTON – A half-dozen prison-related reforms, proposed in response to chronic abuse problems at New Jersey’s women’s prison, are expected to be approved Thursday by the Assembly after two committees endorsed them Tuesday. Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, D-Hudson, said the package is still just beginning of the Legislature work on the issue, with more bills to follow, but that there was a need to act swiftly. The Assembly Women and Children Committee will convene in June to review more bills concerning Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. “We hope that it will be a step forward in addressing what the women at Edna Mahan have suffered,” Mukherji said.