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7 inmates committed suicide at N.J. jail and staff failed to provide help, federal investigators say Updated Jan 15, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021 The Department of Justice alleged in a report Thrusday that inadequate treatment of opiate withdrawal contributed to several inmates’ suicides at Cumberland County Jail in recent years. Facebook Share Twitter Share Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from a county commissioner and a state senator. Federal authorities said they have “reasonable cause to believe” the Cumberland County Jail, where seven inmates died by suicide over three years, “failed to take measures to prevent inmate suicides and provide adequate mental health care,” the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. ....