Spencer Kent

1 week ago | nj.com | Spencer Kent

The razor wire runs like menacing ivy through a long cyclone fence. Imposing concrete walls rise just beyond it, punctuated by a few thin slits for windows. Officers look down on it all from behind tinted glass in a soaring guard tower looming over the 84-acre complex. Each morning, Nick Mucci wakes up behind these walls, another day to ponder the anger and confusion that led him to South Woods State Prison.

1 month ago | nj.com | Jeff Goldman |Spencer Kent

The Powerball jackpot for Saturday’s lottery drawing has climbed to an estimated $444 million, with a cash option of $209.2 million. The drawing will be held at 10:59 p.m. and televised on WABC-7 in New York City and Fox 29 in Philadelphia. NJ.com will publish the winning numbers after the drawing. While no one across the country hit Wednesday’s $418 million jackpot, two second-prize tickets worth $2 million each were sold — one in Colorado and one in Texas.

1 month ago | nj.com | Spencer Kent

A Cape May woman has been arrested for allegedly using an electric dog shock collar on her child, according to a statement from the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. Kimberly Cruz-Feliciano, 30, was arrested and charged in a child abuse investigation, officials said. The child’s grandmother, Sonia Feliciano, 59, of Cape May, was also charged in the probe.

1 month ago | nj.com | Spencer Kent

A man died after a shooting in Paterson Saturday evening, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Shortly after 5 p.m., police arrived to the area of 12th Avenue and East 24th Street, where they found a 21-year-old Garfield man who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, the statement said. The man, who was not identified, was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to officials. The shooting is still under investigation.

1 month ago | nj.com | Spencer Kent

Officials are investigating the death of a 63-year-old inmate at the Hudson County Correctional Facility, according to a statement. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is probing the death of Derrick Ellis, of Jersey City, who was found unresponsive in his cell in the medical unit around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, the statement said. Ellis was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.