Two Essex County corrections officers died by suspected suicide on the same day, authorities confirmed. Officer Joey ...

The private, 1,000-bed facility next to the Essex County jail formerly had contracts to house Essex inmates. In New Jersey, public entities are barred from contracting with the federal government ...

Mayor Ras J. Baraka said Delaney Hall's private owner lacked a valid certificate of occupancy, an assertion the company ...

Newark officials sued to prevent the jail from opening, alleging its owners did not obtain proper city permits.

The lawsuit filed Tuesday was countered in a filing by the GEO Group on Wednesday, which railed against "open-borders ...