Zoning ban on carceral facilities
Summary
Pennsauken has now written a prohibition on detention centers, prisons, and similar facilities into its zoning code, township-wide. Only municipal detention facilities are exempt. Township leaders say these uses don't fit the town's residential character.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents who want assurance that no jail or detention facility can be sited in their neighborhood.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Township Committee - May 21, 2026
Pennsauken has now written a prohibition on detention centers, prisons, and similar facilities into its zoning code, township-wide. Only municipal detention facilities are exempt. Township leaders say these uses don't fit the town's residential character.
Township Committee - May 7, 2026
A proposed zoning amendment would ban detention centers, holding facilities and similar carceral facilities everywhere in Pennsauken, except small municipal detention facilities allowed by state rules. It passed first reading; a public hearing comes later.
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