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Commissioners approve RFP to sell/subdivide Union County Jail after hours of public opposition
Summary
The Union County Board of County Commissioners voted to issue a request for proposals (RFP) related to the county jail property after a two‑hour public comment period in which hundreds of residents and advocacy groups urged the board not to permit a sale that could enable immigrant detention or private prison operation.
The Union County Board of County Commissioners voted to adopt resolutions that will send the former county jail site to a request for proposals process, despite sustained public opposition and calls from residents and advocacy groups to bar use of the property for immigration detention.
More than 80 people spoke during the public‑comment period, focusing on two agenda items identified in the meeting as Reso 2025‑290 and Reso 2025‑291. Bruce Patterson, of Garwood, opened public comments saying, “Reso 2 90 and 2 91 has the county considering selling the jail facility.” ACLU of New Jersey attorney Brian Lozano told the board the organization “stands in staunch opposition to the sale of Union County Jail to any entity that could utilize the facility to detain immigrants.” Several speakers, including representatives of SEIU 32BJ, Make the Road New Jersey, Movimiento Cosecha and local faith leaders, urged the board to…
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