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Mentally Ill Man in Jail on Minor Charges Beaten Into a Coma

Mentally Ill Man in Jail on Minor Charges Beaten Into a Coma

On September 23, Jayshawn Boyd, 22, was placed into a “designated gang unit” at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, New Jersey. Within 10 minutes, he was beaten so badly that he was left in a coma for two months. He still cannot walk or eat solid food.
The men...