Name not reported
This person was one of seven people who died by suicide while held at the Cumberland County jail in Bridgeton, New Jersey, according to the New Jersey Monitor. The U.S. Department of Justice said each of the seven had signs of opioid withdrawal and did not receive medication-assisted treatment. Federal prosecutors' investigation of the jail led to a proposed consent decree that would require mental health care and an independent monitor.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The U.S. Department of Justice says jail staff did not provide medication-assisted treatment to people showing signs of opioid withdrawal, including those who later died by suicide at the Cumberland County jail.
Reported by: U.S. Department of Justice (outside investigators).