The edited footage shows correctional officers extracting inmates from their cells, physically restraining inmates, punching inmates, and deploying pepper spray into cells with closed doors. The New Jersey Department of Corrections did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment on the newly released footage Monday. The video also shows other inmates being pepper-sprayed and punched before being taken from their cells. Earlier this year, a transgender woman was placed in a men's prison after filing a lawsuit alleging abuse at the facility. The early January incident triggered a joint investigation by the Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office, according to the attorney general's office.

Source: CNN July 06, 2021 10:41 UTC