Name not reported
A person held at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark died on May 24, 2022, after being found unresponsive and pronounced dead at University Hospital. The Essex County spokesperson said the prosecutor, the medical examiner and the facility's internal affairs unit are investigating, and that no obvious foul play or suicide was seen at the scene. A postmortem examination is pending, and the death was the second at the facility in less than two weeks. The person's name, age and cause of death have not been reported in this account.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Essex County officials said no obvious foul play or suicide was seen at the scene, and a postmortem examination is pending.
Reported by: Essex County spokesperson (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.