A 41-year-old Bayonne man convicted of a theft charge died at Hudson County jail yesterday, the same day jail official said another inmate attempted to hang herself.

Dominick J. Ramunni, 41, collapsed inside a housing unit at the Kearny jail at about 4:50 p.m. yesterday and was pronounced dead at 5:33 p.m., county spokesman Jim Kennelly said. The jail's medical staff attempted to revive him by performing CPR, Kennelly said.

Ramunni's death comes as the county faces increased scrutiny over the medical care of its inmates, provided by Marlton-based CFG Health Systems. Three inmates have died since June.

In August the county convened a medical review panel to review the circumstances behind the deaths of Rolando Meza Espinoza, who died in June under the county's care following an immigration-related arrest, and Jennifer Towle, who died in July while serving a six-month sentence for a DWI charge.

Meza Espinoza was sent from the jail to Jersey City Medical Center after he experienced "gastrointestinal bleeding" and died two days later, according to his family's lawyer. No one performed an autopsy. Sources have told The Jersey Journal Towle suffered a head injury following a fall from her bunk.

Kennelly could not provide the cause of Ramunni's death.

Ramunni was being held at the jail without bail pending his sentencing, Kennelly said. He was arrested in November after he burglarized a Bayonne deli.

In response to Towle's death, county freeholders in December approved a $2.3 million contract to convert an area of the jail into a pschiatric unit for women inmates. A source told The Jersey Journal Towle may have had "behavioral issues."

The 34-year-old inmate who officials say attempted suicide at the jail yesterday was behind bars following a Jan. 11 arrest on a failure to appear warrant related to motor-vehicle infractions, Kennelly said.

The woman remained in the Jersey City Medical Center intensive care unit Monday afternoon.

CFG Health Systems received a $29.4 million, five-year contract in December 2016.

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