Prison break to start shortly…

Demolition of Riverfront State Prison in Camden is to begin Wednesday.

City officials said this morning the 24-year-old Riverfront State Prison in North Camden would face the wrecking ball in two days.

The prison officially was shuttered in June after the few remaining inmates were transferred elsewhere. The $40 million facility was once home to more than 1,000 inmates between its 400 cells and three dormitory trailers.

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