Inmate, Beaten In NJ Facility, Dies

Author: Jamie Peter
Published On: Aug 18 2011 12:18:39 PM EDT  Updated On: Aug 27 2010 11:54:20 AM EDT
HUNTERDON COUNTY, N.J. -

A man incarcerated in a New Jersey Youth Detention Center was beaten Sunday night, and died not long after being found by the prison's guards.

20-year-old Carl Epps died just after 10:00 Sunday night, according to a spokesperson for the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility.

Epps was found beaten between 9:00-9:30pm in the dormitory-type facility.

He was convicted of a January robbery in July and was serving a sentence of with a minimum of 2-and-a-half years.

The incident is being investigated by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's office.