A New Jersey prison inmate is suing the state Department of Corrections for more than $500,000 after he says he was injured in a prison van accident and was denied safe transportation for follow-up medical appointments.
Sharob Abdul-Aziz, 52, an inmate at East Jersey State Prison in Middlesex County, claims in a federal lawsuit that the 2019 accident occurred after he was taken to a hospital for a surgical procedure.
He’s seeking compensation for his injuries and an end to what he says is unconstitutional treatment by the state corrections department…