Criminal Law
Former Inmates Sue County Jail Over Abuse and Abhorrent Conditions
Three former inmates are suing the Passaic County Jail, its warden and the county sheriff over a litany of alleged abuses they endured during their incarceration, including discrimination, negligence and a sexual assault by a former corrections officer.
The lawsuits also claim abhorrent conditions within the 64-year-old compound: Black mold was ubiquitous, the cells had no heat in the winter, the showers were scorching hot and sewage backed up into the cells, among other things.
