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Inmate Serving 43-Year Sentence Dies In NJ State Prison After Encounter With Officer, AG Says Inmate Serving 43-Year Sentence Dies In NJ State Prison After Encounter With Officer, AG Says
Inmate Serving 43-Year Sentence Dies In NJ State Prison After Encounter With Officer, AG Says The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a Northern State Prison inmate who died following an encounter with correctional police officers earlier this month, authorities said. David Silva, 46, was involved in an encounter with officers on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at the Newark prison, the AG's office said Monday, Dec. 16. Silva was later pronounced dead at a hospital on Thursday, Dec. 12, officials confirmed. The names of the involved officers are not being released, and no further details have been provided as the investigation remains ongoing. Records show Sil…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor
Inmate Dies In Cumberland County Jail: Prosecutor Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton.  On Tuesday, March 1, at approximately 5:32 p.m, Correctional Police Officers from the Cumberland County Department of Corrections discovered a 54-year-old male who was unresponsive in his cell.  His death appeared to be a suicide, but the cause is pending autopsy results, according to Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae. Officers and medical staff responded and attempted life-saving measures, but were unsuccessful, she said.  Notification was made to the Cumberland County …

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Attorney General Releases Video Of Incident Involving Deceased Atlantic County Jail Inmate NJ Attorney General Releases Video Of Incident Involving Deceased Atlantic County Jail Inmate
NJ Attorney General Releases Video Of Incident Involving Deceased Atlantic County Jail Inmate New Jersey's attorney general released surveillance video Friday of an incident involving a 41-year-old Atlantic County Jail inmate who later died after being taken to a local hospital. Hamilton Township police responding to a trespassing call arrested Mario Terruso, of Mays Landing, shortly after 1 p.m. Sept. 15, 2019, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. They processed Terruso and sent him to the county lockup after finding an outstanding warrant, Grewal said. Terruso began feeling ill at the jail, so corrections officers began preparing to transport him to the hospital, the attorney…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco