Editing Cumberland County, New Jersey (section)

===Law enforcement===
The [[New Jersey Department of Corrections]] operates three correctional facilities in the county: [[Bayside State Prison]], [[South Woods State Prison]], and [[Southern State Correctional Facility (New Jersey)|Southern State Correctional Facility]]. The three facilities employ 1,500 people and house one of every three state prisoners.<ref>Barlas, Thomas. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cumberland-county-banking-on-prisons-for-economic-stability/article_e13da05f-ab67-5e47-bc7e-b3279ec994a7.html "Cumberland County banking on prisons for economic stability"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', July 3, 2013. Accessed August 14, 2022. "South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton is one of three state prisons in Cumberland County. About a third of New Jersey's state prison population is housed in South Woods and Bayside State Prison and Southern State Correctional Facility. Those three prisons also employ more than 1,500 Cumberland County residents, making it likely the largest employer in Cumberland County."</ref> In 2007, while the state was preparing to close [[Riverfront State Prison]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], it considered establishing a fourth state prison in Cumberland County.<ref>Jackson, Miles. [https://archive.today/20120717064007/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thedailyjournal/access/1728730861.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23,+2007&author=MILES+JACKSON&pub=Daily+Journal&desc=IS+A+NEW+PRISON+NEEDED%3F:+Facilities+offer+steady+employment+in+Cumberland+Co.&pqatl=google "Is A New Prison Needed?: Facilities offer steady employment in Cumberland Co."], ''[[Daily Journal (New Jersey)|Daily Journal]]''. June 23, 2007. A1 News. Accessed September 27, 2011. "The county already is home to South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, Southern State Correctional Facility in Delmont, and Bayside State Prison in Leesburg."</ref>