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The New Jersey State Police has failed to timely remove expunged criminal records from the background checks of tens of thousands of individuals, preventing them from getting jobs, housing and other opportunities, the state's Office of the Public Defender claims in a proposed class action.
Cumberland County over the weekend sent 33 inmates getting treated for addictions to Hudson County, where they join a treatment program there.
7 inmates committed suicide at N.J. jail and staff failed to provide help, federal investigators say Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021 The Department of Justice alleged in a report Thrusday that inadequate treatment of opiate withdrawal contributed to several inmates’ suicides at Cumberland County Jail in recent years. Facebook Share Twitter Share Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from a county commissioner and a state senator. Federal authorities said they have “reasonable cause to believe” the Cumberland County Jail, where seven inmates died by suici...