Edward “Jay” Isberg
Edward "Jay" Isberg Jr., 42, was a star hockey player, according to his mother, who said he had a compassionate nature and fought hard to stay sober. She said he was in recovery from opioid addiction and was taking methadone. He died on July 28, 2021, in a medical unit at the Suffolk County House of Correction at South Bay, where he was being held. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department said his death and another death at the jail that day were not believed to be related. His mother said she has received little information about why he was placed in the medical unit, and families have called for an independent investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The sheriff's office says the death is under investigation and toxicology is pending, while the family says it has received little information and is awaiting results and has called for an independent investigation.
Reported by: Suffolk County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins (the agency that held him); his family.