The inmate injured at a New Jersey correctional facility in Clinton Township died Thursday night, three days after his 23rd birthday, state authorities said today.
Joshua Jones, an inmate at the Mountainview
Youth Correctional Facility, was pronounced dead at 5:19 p.m., said New Jersey Department of Corrections spokesman Matthew Schuman.
Jones
had been listed in serious condition at Morristown Medical Center since
Tuesday. Jones' injuries indicated he may have been assaulted,
according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office. The incident is
considered a criminal investigation, said the office's Chief of
Detectives John Kuczynski.
Jones suffered severe trauma and was
taken to the hospital by helicopter. Details of his injuries or
possible attackers have not been released. Emergency radio broadcasts
Tuesday indicated he was bleeding from his left ear.
Jones was discovered in one
of the facility's dorms where a number of inmates live, according to
reports.
The death came nearly two years to the day after another inmate was beaten to death. Carl Epps, 20, of Egg
Harbor, N.J., was beaten Aug. 22, 2010. Five of his fellow
inmates are accused in Epps' death.
Since Epps' death, two inmates have been stabbed and three guards were beaten by a group of inmates.
Jones
was serving time on weapon possession, criminal restraint and drug
possession charges, according to the department's website. He would have
been eligible for parole Jan. 24.
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