A New Jersey prisoner was beaten to death in his cell. Officers didn’t find his body for two days

NJ inmate Melvin Rivas Inoa was beaten to death inside his prison cell in January, but correction officers did not check on him until nearly two days later, his attorney claimed in new court documents - (Getty/iStock)

A New Jersey inmate screamed for help as he was beaten to death inside his prison cell – but his attorney says no one opened the door for nearly two days.

When correction officers finally entered the cell at Northern State Prison in Newark, 28-year-old Melvin Rivas Inoa was dead. An autopsy found he had suffered severe blunt force trauma to his face, head and neck.