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About the Commissioner Victoria L. Kuhn, Esq. is the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections with more than 26 years of experience as an attorney with the State of New Jersey, including criminal justice, corrections, anti-discrimination, labor law, and public policy. Her career started as an Assistant Prosecutor before transitioning to the Office of the Attorney General – Division of Law, where she addressed law enforcement and corrections matters, including federal and state court litigation, excessive force, Megan's Law, conditions of confinement, and assisted in the development of the protocol regarding the sexually violent predator and CSL/PSL laws. Before she was appointed Commissioner for the NJDOC, Kuhn served as the Department's Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, led the Department's Equal Employment Division, which is charged with ensuring a discrimination and harassment-free work environment, oversaw the Office of Employee Relations, responsible for union...