How does the Department of Corrections address issues relating to gangs?
When it became apparent that a large number of inmates were identified definitively as gang members, the NJDOC designed a special unit to house the leaders apart from the general population. To that end, the Security Threat Group Management Unit (STGMU), located at Northern State Prison in Newark, was devised to isolate problematic gang-affiliated inmates, or those identified as gang leaders, from the general population. At the same time, the STGMU provides a structured and controlled environment where inmate behavior is closely monitored by a team of departmental staff. The unit employs a behavior modification program that requires inmates to renounce their gang affiliation prior to completion.
