State watchdog finds crowded, dirty conditions at South Jersey prison

Inspectors found dirty showers, stifling heat, birds, and overcrowding in Bayside State Prison, the Leesburg lockup where 1,300 people live.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 403

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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While state and federal lawmakers have blasted the Trump administration for deplorable conditions at Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall, New Jersey’s prisons watchdog has issued a new report detailing overcrowding, intolerable heat, and other deficiencies at Bayside State Prison in Cumberland County.

Bayside, one of the state’s largest lockups, now houses almost 1,300 people, more than twice its capacity, according to the report released Tuesday by the state corrections ombudsperson’s office. …

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