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The Essex County Department of Corrections

10/15/2025 NOTICE

Subject: Phone Call Connection Issues

We are aware that some incarcerated persons have been experiencing difficulties

connecting with friends and family over the phone. This issue may be due to the facility’s

phone number being mistakenly flagged as spam or blocked by certain phone providers.

If your friends or family are not receiving your calls, please advise them to:

Contact their phone service provider directly , and

Request that the number 862-294-0030 be removed from any spam or block

list.

This will help ensure that future calls from the facility are not blocked or filtered as spam.

We appreciate your cooperation as we work to resolve this issue.

IMPORTANT WARNING

I am issuing an important warning to the public regarding a fraudulent telephone scam involving individuals posing as employees of the Essex County Correctional Facility or the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Scammers are contacting individuals and falsely claiming that an inmate has been approved for early release with an ankle monitor, then demanding payment of $2,000 or more to cover the cost of the monitoring device. The public is not responsible for paying for inmate ankle monitors and the Essex County Correctional Facility does not request or accept payment via electronic cash apps or third-party payment platforms for inmate services. If you are called, immediately report the incident to your local police department. For legitimate information regarding inmate release or for additional correctional services, please contact the Essex County Correctional Facility directly at 973-274-7826.

Captain Richard Joyce Awarded the Essex County Teamwork Award September 4, 2025

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