CREST HAVEN – An inmate at the Cape May County Correctional Facility was found unresponsive in his cell and was later pronounced dead June 13, Cape May County Sheriff Robert Nolan confirmed to the Herald.
Both the state Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office investigated the incident, Nolan said.
According to Peter Aseltine, public information officer, OAG, the inmate, Andrew Harris, 38, of Middle Township, was found unresponsive in his cell around 10:38 a.m. Staff immediately attempted to render medical aid, and Harris was transported to Cape Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:25 a.m., Aseltine said.
Harris received medication for a medical condition at around 9:30 a.m., according to Nolan.
The investigation is ongoing, as of June 28, and no further information is being released at this time, Aseltine added.
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