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NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized
NJ Prison Officer Admits Looking Other Way While Inmates Were Beaten, Brutalized 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: Nine months after a former corrections officer at a New Jersey prison was sentenced to 2½ years behind bars for admitting that he brutalized inmates in what one victim called a “fight club," a second officer cut his own deal with federal prosecutors. Joshua Hand, 34, of Millville, admitted in federal court in Camden on Monday, Feb. 26, that he stood by while two prisoners were being assaulted by fellow inmates at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Hand violated both inmates' civil rights by not stopping their assailants or reporting the in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison 'FIGHT CLUB': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison
'Fight Club': NJ Prison Officer Who Brutalized Inmates Sentenced To 2½ Years In Federal Prison UPDATE: A now-former New Jersey corrections officer must spend the next 2½ years behind bars for brutalizing inmates through what one victim described as a “fight club.” John Makos, 42, of Millville, took advantage of areas in the kitchen at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg out of the view of surveillance cameras where inmates during and after their work shifts were beaten by him, colleagues and fellow prisoners, federal authorities said. In one instance Makos “watched and did not attempt to intervene when multiple inmates pinned a victim-inmate to the floor and, while the inmates restraine…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Inmate Charged With Killing Another Inmate At Bayside State Prison Inmate Charged With Killing Another Inmate At Bayside State Prison
Inmate Charged With Killing Another Inmate At Bayside State Prison A 43-year-old inmate at Bayside State Prison has been charged in the death of another inmate, authorities said. Bruce Duette, who was an inmate during the alleged fatal assault, was charged on Tuesday, March 7, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. On Nov. 21, 2022, Martin Sanchez, 41, an inmate at Bayside State Prison, was found unresponsive in his cell with apparent trauma to the head and face, the prosecutor said.  Sanchez was pronounced dead shortly thereafter by medical personnel, she said. Sanchez was due to be released the next day, …

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by Jon Craig
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Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor
Authorities Investigate Inmate's Beating Death At Bayside State Prison: Prosecutor The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the New Jersey Department of Corrections are investigating a homicide that occurred at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg. At 7:11 p.m. on Nov. 21, authorities were notified that Martin Sanchez,41, was unresponsive and injured in his cell appearing to be suffering from blunt force trauma, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae He was later pronounced dead by responding medical authorities. The matter continues to be under active investigation. Anyone wishing to share information may contact…

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by Jon Craig
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Escaped Prisoner Captured In South Jersey: Police Escaped Prisoner Captured In South Jersey: Police
Escaped Prisoner Captured In South Jersey: Police A New Jersey state prisoner was captured within a few hours of his escape, authorities said. The escape occurred early Thursday from Bayside State Prison, located off Route 47 in Maurice River, Cumberland County, initial reports said. Multiple New Jersey State Police K-9 units were called to help search the region, but did not have to be deployed, a State Police spokesman said.  The prisoner was located and was in custody by 10 a.m., the spokesman said.

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by Jon Craig