Officials: Water main break repaired at South Woods State Prison
By: News 12 Staff Jan 22, 2023, 11:18am Updated on: Jan 22, 2023
Officials say a water main break at a prison in Bridgeton has been fixed.
The Department of Corrections says the break happened Wednesday night at South Woods State Prison.
The water was shut down to make the repairs around midnight Thursday.
The repairs were finished around 4 p.m. Friday.
Showers and toilets are now working at the prison. The drinking water remains off until testing is completed.
Portable toilets and bottled water were brought in for inmates to use.