Cumberland County Jail
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Cumberland County Jail
Step-by-step guidance using the United States system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
conditions of confinement at the Cumberland (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. We thank Warden Smith and the Cumberland County Jail staff for accommodating our investigation and providing access to the Jail’s facilities, staff, documents, conditions that we have reasonable cause to believe violate the Constitution of the United States. unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
See id. § 1997b(a). This letter and the attached report serve to notify you of the supporting facts options for resolving this matter amicably.
Practical info
adequate measures to prevent inmate suicides and provide adequate mental health care. These screening to identify inmates at risk of self-harm or in need of mental health care for a serious mental health condition; and (3) provide sufficient mental health care to inmates with a clear working with the County to address the violations of law we have identified. The lawyers
Known issues
[doj-cripa 2021-01-01 — Cumberland County Jail (New Jersey)] County Jail (the “Jail”), conducted under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. We thank Warden Smith and the Cumberland County Jail staff for Consistent with CRIPA’s statutory requirements, we provide this written notice of the conditions that we have reasonable cause to believe violate the Constitution of the United States. unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
Documented human-rights cases
- Cumberland County Jail (New Jersey)2021-01-01 · Eighth Amendment / Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution) â CRIPA · violation
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Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 3/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
- · Severe-conditions keyword in sources
This facility scores 8. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 6 points above national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Rikers IslandEast Elmhurst, NYMixedLocal jail42% occupancy
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- Gallia County JailGallipolisCounty jail336% occupancy
- Noble County JailCaldwellCounty jail542% occupancy
- Woodman State JailGatesvilleMaximumState prison720% occupancy
- Stark County JailToulonCounty jail3446% occupancy
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Cumberland County Jail. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cumberland-county-jail-us
"Cumberland County Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cumberland-county-jail-us.
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