Riverfront State Prison (RSP) is a former prison in Camden, New Jersey, that was operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections from August 12, 1985, to 2009. [1] It was located in the neighborhood of Cooper Point at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Elm Street. [2]
The prison first opened after the state paid Camden money in exchange for receiving a plot of land that was used to establish the prison. [3]
In 2007, while the state was preparing to close Riverfront, it considered establishing a replacement state prison in Cumberland County, which already had three other state prisons. [4] When officials from the city of Bridgeton, New Jersey, heard of a state report proposing to move Riverfront's prisoners to South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, Bridgeton officials opposed the plans. [5]
Riverfront closed in 2009. The state had a savings of $43 million per year. [6] The 16-acre site is considered surplus property by the state [7] the buildings were demolished in 2009. [8] [9]
In May 2013 the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced that it would seek developers for the site. [10] In September 2013 Waterfront Renaissance Associates announced that it proposed to build the Riverfront World Trade Center, a development of 2.3-million-square-foot campus on 16 acres (6.5 ha) on the site. The project would be built in four phases, the first of which would be a promenade along the Delaware River. [11] [12] [13]
Riverfront State Prison (RSP) is a former prison in Camden, New Jersey, that was operated by the New Jersey Department of Corrections from August 12, 1985, to 2009. [1] It was located in the neighborhood of Cooper Point at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Elm Street. [2]
The prison first opened after the state paid Camden money in exchange for receiving a plot of land that was used to establish the prison. [3]
In 2007, while the state was preparing to close Riverfront, it considered establishing a replacement state prison in Cumberland County, which already had three other state prisons. [4] When officials from the city of Bridgeton, New Jersey, heard of a state report proposing to move Riverfront's prisoners to South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, Bridgeton officials opposed the plans. [5]
Riverfront closed in 2009. The state had a savings of $43 million per year. [6] The 16-acre site is considered surplus property by the state [7] the buildings were demolished in 2009. [8] [9]
In May 2013 the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced that it would seek developers for the site. [10] In September 2013 Waterfront Renaissance Associates announced that it proposed to build the Riverfront World Trade Center, a development of 2.3-million-square-foot campus on 16 acres (6.5 ha) on the site. The project would be built in four phases, the first of which would be a promenade along the Delaware River. [11] [12] [13]