Clemente Giusto
Clemente Giusto, 50, of Bridgeport, died on February 6, 2026, at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown, Connecticut. He had been hospitalized in January, discharged, hospitalized again, and returned to the prison shortly before his death. According to the Department of Correction, he was found unresponsive in his cell in the early morning and pronounced dead. CT Mirror reported that he died of a blood clot, while the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is determining the cause and manner of death, and the Department of Correction and the Connecticut State Police are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. One article reports that he died of a blood clot, while the medical examiner was still investigating at the time of reporting.
Reported by: news reports.
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