Died in jail or a lockup
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. The U.S. Department of Justice said each of the seven showed signs of opioid withdrawal and did not receive medication-assisted treatment. The department's investigation led to a proposed consent decree that would require mental health care and an independent monitor at the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Justice Department says the jail's failures to treat opioid withdrawal and provide medication-assisted treatment contributed to the suicides of seven people held there.
Reported by: U.S. Department of Justice (outside investigators).