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Death Of Hudson County Inmate Who 'Fell From Bed' Under Investigation Death Of Hudson County Inmate Who 'Fell From Bed' Under Investigation
Death Of Hudson County Inmate Who 'Fell From Bed' Under Investigation The death of a 50-year-old inmate at the Hudson County Correctional Center is under investigation. Corrections officers responded to the cell of Jason Sworn after his cellmate told them he had fallen out of bed and was complaining of chest pain around 10:45 p.m. Monday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The responding officers attempted to perform CPR and used the defibrillator on Sworn.  The nurses at the facility, as well as the EMTs from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, also responded. Sworn was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m.  The in-custody death is be…

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by Cecilia Levine