Rare trial underway to determine if N.J. jail did enough to protect inmates from COVID
Rare trial underway to determine if N.J. jail did enough to protect inmates from COVID Updated 10:57 AM; A rare trial during the coronavirus pandemic got underway Tuesday after a group of inmates at the Cumberland County Jail filed a lawsuit alleging they have been held under inadequate conditions at the facility amid the health crisis, putting them at risk to the deadly effects of the virus. At the core of the civil bench trial, which is being held virtually before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman, is whether the jail implemented policies to safeguard inmates during the pandemic, as well...