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Essex County NJ Detention Facility Serving Unsafe Food

Five Cyclospora Outbreaks on FDA CORE Outbreak Table

The Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security has found that New Jersey’s Essex County Correctional Facility has “unsanitary and unsafe conditions.” This place holds 800 immigrants. The IG has released a report on conditions at that facility. Inspectors found “foul smelling and unrecognizable” hamburger patties, blood from raw chicken leaking in the refrigerator, … Read more