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Bergen County Jail is a facility operated by the Bergen County Sheriff's Office located at 160 South River Street in Hackensack, New Jersey. The jail provides a detention for both sentenced and unsentenced prisoners from minimum to maximum security environment.
The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) is the government agency responsible for operations and management of prison facilities in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Corrections operates 9 correctional facilities, 11 Residential Community Release Programs, and 1 Assessment Center.
Hackensack map c. 1896. The earliest known inhabitants of the area were the Lenni Lenape, an Algonquian people who became known to settlers as 'the Delaware Indians.' They lived along a river they called Achinigeu-hach, or "Ackingsah-sack", which translates to stony ground—today this river is more commonly known by the name 'the Hackensack River.' [29] A representation of Chief Oratam of the ...
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
There may be one county jail in your area but multiple police lockups. Contact the local sheriff and police departments to determine how many facilities hold new detainees, even if it's only for 24 to 72 hours. If a local jail doesn't send out press releases about deaths — many don't — file public records requests to obtain unreported ...
As of 2023, the largest of these is the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, which includes New Jersey's largest city, Newark, and capital, Trenton. New Jersey is the most urban of the 50 U.S. states with the highest population density of any state.
The current Bergen County Courthouse is not the first courthouse but actually the sixth courthouse built for Bergen County. In 1683, four counties were created in East Jersey—Bergen, Essex, Middlesex, and Monmouth. In 1710, Hackensack became the county seat of Bergen. In 1715, the first courthouse was built three blocks from the current ...
New Jersey State Prison near Trenton (1832–6). Rebuilding of Western State Penitentiary near Pittsburgh (1833–36). The Tombs (Hall of Justice) in Lower Manhattan (1835–38, demolished 1902). Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, MO (1836). Closed in 2004. Berks County Jail, Reading, PA (1848).