Mother said the sheriff's office has refused to give her details of what happened.
SOMERVILLE - A mother said her son died Wednesday night in the Somerset County Jail and she is still seeking answers from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office and the sheriff's office, which runs the jail, according to a report on MyCentralJersey.
Patricia Belin said that her son, Jaquan Williams, 23, died in the jail and the sheriff's office has refused to give her details of what happened, the report said.
Capt. Jack Bennett, spokesman for the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office, and Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano both refused to confirm the death when contacted by NJ Advance Media.
Each said that there's an ongoing investigation into the matter and information will be released when the investigation is complete.
"They said that he was found in his cell unresponsive," Belin told the website.
5 inmates overdoes at Somerset Co. Jail
Williams' death is the second in less than five years at the jail.
In December 2012, Daniel J. Klein III, 33, hung himself while in custody at the jail and later died from his injuries. His family received a $699,000 settlement in the case.
Williams, who was booked into the county jail on Jan. 2, was found unconscious on Wednesday at 9:45 p.m., the report said.
The family has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for Williams' funeral. He had one child and another on the way, according to the page.
In Morris County, an inmate died early Friday morning in the Morris County Correctional Facility. An investigation is ongoing.
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