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Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say
Inmate Dies Of Suicide At Cumberland County Jail, Authorities Say An inmate in the Cumberland County Jail died of suicide earlier this week, authorities said. The 54-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, according to a release from the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Officers and medical staff responded and attempted life saving measures with negative results. An exact cause of death was pending autopsy results.  Notification was made to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office with detectives responding. Simultaneous notification was made to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Female Inmates Forced To Have Sex With NJ Jail Officers: Lawsuit Female Inmates Forced To Have Sex With NJ Jail Officers: Lawsuit
Female Inmates Forced To Have Sex With NJ Jail Officers: Lawsuit A pair of federal lawsuits have been filed saying two women were forced to have sex with Cumberland County Jail officers in exchange for preferential treatment while they were serving time, NJ Advance Media reports. The corrections officers offered the women, now ages 51 and 49, more desirable jobs in exchange for sexual favors between 1997 and 2014, the outlet says citing the suit. The former inmates, of Millville and Phillipsburg, feared repercussions of saying "no," the suit says. The suits were filed separately and name eight current and former corrections officers, Cumbe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds Accuse South Jersey Jail Of Violating Addicted Inmates' Constitutional Rights Feds Accuse South Jersey Jail Of Violating Addicted Inmates' Constitutional Rights
Feds Accuse South Jersey Jail Of Violating Addicted Inmates' Constitutional Rights The federal government on Thursday accused officials who run the Cumberland County Jail of failing to prevent suicides and provide adequate mental health care to drug-addicted inmates suffering from withdrawal. “There is reasonable cause to believe that the facility failed to screen for or provide adequate mental health treatment to inmates at risk of self-harm and suicide, in violation of the Eighth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release. “Inmates faced a heightened risk of self-harm and suicide due to the jail’s failure to provide medica…

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by Jerry DeMarco