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Died in jail or a lockup

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Cumberland County Jail, Cumberland County, New Jersey

A person died by hanging at the Cumberland County Jail in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and prosecutors said the death was a suicide. Prosecutors say two corrections officers falsified forms in connection with the death. Prosecutors have not yet established the circumstances of the falsified records.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Prosecutors say two corrections officers falsified forms in connection with the hanging death at the Cumberland County Jail.

Reported by: prosecutors.

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