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 The lethal injection chamber at the prison was never used, and the New Jersey Governor repealed the death penalty in December 2007.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
New Jersey State Police to the incident for $30,000. Stazzone and Gosa remained on-duty after the incident and were reportedly given additional training. In 2017, the State Police awarded president Donald Trump an honorary state trooper, giving him the unassigned badge number 45, in a private ceremony at the White House; while the award was reportedly for the president's support of police, some members of the force described the honor as "inappropriate"; officials presenting the award included Patrick Callahan, Rick Fuentes and Jeffrey Mottley. New Jersey State Police The New Jersey State Police (NJSP), is the official state police force of the U.S. state