NJ sues Newark migrant jail owners over blocked health inspections

State officials are demanding that health inspectors be given full access to the jail they say they have been unlawfully barred from entering.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 983

Last Updated: 2 days, 15 hours ago

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New Jersey sued the owners of Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall Tuesday to force the company to allow state health inspectors inside the detention center that has been at the center of claims that detainees are living in inhumane conditions.

The complaint, filed in state Superior Court in Essex County, asks a judge to order the company, Geo Group, to allow state inspectors access to the jail’s medical unit, sleeping quarters, shower …

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