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Errol Brown

52 years old · died February 15, 2024 · Hudson County Correctional Center, Hudson County, New Jersey

Errol Brown, 52, was held at the Hudson County Jail in New Jersey while awaiting trial when he collapsed in his cell on February 15, 2024. Jail officers and onsite medical personnel responded, and he was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead that afternoon. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said the death is not considered suspicious, and the cause and manner of death remain pending the Regional Medical Examiner's findings. The attorney general has assigned the prosecutor's office to investigate it as an in-custody death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said the death is not considered suspicious, but the cause and manner remain pending the Regional Medical Examiner's findings.

Reported by: Hudson County Prosecutor's Office (outside investigators).

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