Murphy Side Steps the Hicks Question
With a damning report on conditions at the state’s women’s prison – the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility – made public today, Phil Murphy was asked a very logical question.
How about firing Marcus Hicks, the state’s corrections commissioner?
He punted – sort of.
“No news to make on leadership,” he said. “But I’m really disturbed by the report.”
A few minutes later at his briefing, Murphy was asked basically the same question again.
And he gave the same answer.
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Yes, he’s really disturbed. It’s an election year, and frankly, people are more focused on other things. Tough time to fire a commissioner of color, someone’s bound to complain. Why risk it.