Bill would sell vacant Camden prison site to the state

Gallery: Bill would sell vacant Camden prison site to the state Claudia Vargas, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Friday, November 23, 2012, 3:01 AM Nearly three years ago, the state prison on North Camden's waterfront was demolished to make room for development that local officials said would improve the neighborhood and boost the city's coffers. But the land remains vacant, generating no revenue for the impoverished city. A bill sponsored by State Sen. Donald Norcross (D., Camden) and Assemblyman Angel Fuentes (D., Camden) asking to sell the 16-acre prison property to the state Economic Development Authority for $1 is slowly making its way through the Legislature....