US EditionNJ prison inmate was beaten to death in his cell. Officers hadn't checked on him in 2 days
Inmate Melvin Rivas Inoa was left unattended for two days during lockdown before his cellmate was charged with murder, prompting an investigation into prison oversight failures.
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The Independent (US)A NJ prisoner was beaten to death in his cell. Officers didn’t find him for two days
Abdul J. Bryant has been charged with murder of his 28-year-old cellmate Melvin Rivas Inoa
NJ prison inmate was beaten to death in his cell. Officers hadn't checked on him in 2 days
A shocking inmate-on-inmate murder at a New Jersey prison is raising serious questions about supervision at the facility. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and state Department of Corrections have launched an investigation into what happened at Northern State Prison. Not only did the murder take place inside a prison cell that was on lockdown, but documents obtained by NBC New York correction officers never opened the cell for two days as a m…
A young man of Dominican origin died after allegedly being beaten by his cellmate at a state prison in Newark, New Jersey, a case that now faces murder charges and potential legal action against prison authorities for alleged negligence. Inmate Abdul J. Bryant, 29, was charged with murder in the death of Melvin Rivas Inoa, who died after suffering multiple blows while the two shared a cell at the North Newark State Prison, according to court doc…
NEW JERSEY — In a prison in Newark, New Jersey, the murder of an inmate, according to the prosecution report, allegedly at the hands of his cellmate, is raising serious questions about supervision. Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the State Prison Department have initiated an investigation into what happened in Northern State Prison. The murder not only took place inside a cell that was in isolation, but also in documents obtained by our sis…
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