Bayside State Prison

A Leesburg man is facing multiple charges after prosecutors say he distributed a synthetic cannabinoid to a fellow inmate at Bayside State Prison, who later died from an overdose. A Camden woman was also charged.

The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office says a jury found 45-year-old Bruce Duette guilty of first-degree murder earlier this week.

According to a report on prisonsinfo.com, the New Jersey prison system is home to over 20,000 inmates. Inmates serving 6 years make up approximately 47% of the population, 5 years 17%, and Nine years 33%, with roughly 3% serving longer sentences.

The Vineland Daily Journal is reporting that a search is underway this morning for a man who escaped custody at Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, Cumberland County.

The escaped prisoner, Arthur Buckel, was spotted at the Forked River rest area on the Garden State Parkway last night, but he was not captured.

UPDATE: Earlier reports that the subject has been found are said to be false says the Winslow Police Department. He is still on the run. Word this morning is that a man has escaped from the Bayside Prison unit at Ancora Psychiatric Unit in South Jersey.