New Jersey State Prison housed the death chamber, and the first death by electrocution occurred on December 11, 1907. In 1999 death row inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, who was convicted of killing a police officer, died during a fight. The lethal injection chamber at the prison was never used, and the New Jersey Governor repealed the death penalty in December 2007. Therefore, the final execution to take place at the prison was a January 22, 1963 electrocution. The former lethal injection room now serves as an office. New Jersey State Prison The New Jersey State Prison (NJSP), formerly known as Trenton State Prison, is
Law of New Jersey Appellate Division of the Superior Court, and Tax Court, which are published in the "New Jersey Reports", "New Jersey Superior Court Reports", and "New Jersey Tax Reports", respectively. Counties and municipalities may also promulgate local ordinances. The foremost source of state law is the Constitution of New Jersey. The New Jersey Constitution in turn is subordinate to the Constitution of the United States, which is the supreme law of the land. Pursuant to the state constitution, the New Jersey Legislature has enacted legislation. Its session laws are published in the "Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey",