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Former South Jersey Corrections Officer Who Didn't Stop Attacks On Inmates Sentenced, Feds Say Former South Jersey Corrections Officer Who Didn't Stop Attacks On Inmates Sentenced, Feds Say
Former South Jersey Corrections Officer Who Didn't Stop Attacks On Inmates Sentenced, Feds Say A former corrections officer in Leesburg will spend more than a year in prison after admitting to not stopping attacks against two inmates, authorities said. Joshua Hand, 35, of Millville, was sentenced on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to 20 months in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He was a corrections officer at Bayside State Prison. According to court documents and statements, Hand was in the officers' quarters in the kitchen area when the first victim entered the room in December 2019. "Shortly after the victim entered the officers’ qua…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Man, 35, Found Dead At Central Jersey Recycling Plant ID'd By State Police Man, 35, Found Dead At Central Jersey Recycling Plant ID'd By State Police
Man, 35, Found Dead At Central Jersey Recycling Plant ID'd By State Police Authorities have identified a Leesburg man whose body was discovered on a conveyor belt at a Monmouth County recycling facility. Nicholas Holsten, 35, was found dead at the Republic Services recycling plant in Farmingdale on Wednesday, Sept. 4, a state police spokesperson said on Monday, Sept. 23.  Troopers responded to the Railroad Avenue facility at around 2:42 p.m. Investigators said Republic employees were sorting materials when they spotted Holsten's body on the conveyor belt.  The Republic Services recycling plant in Farmingdal…

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by Chris Spiker