Jason Guzman
Jason Guzman died in February 2021 while held in the custody of the New Jersey Department of Corrections at Northern State Prison in Essex County. Advocates Ibrahim Sulaimani and Amos Caley, citing a cousin, say he died of Legionnaires' disease after Legionella was later found in the prison's water. The state medical examiner has not released a cause of death or the autopsy report, so the cause remains unconfirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Advocates Ibrahim Sulaimani and Amos Caley say he likely died of Legionnaires' disease, citing a cousin, and the state medical examiner has not released a cause of death.
Reported by: Ibrahim Sulaimani and Amos Caley (advocates) (advocates); Jason Guzman's cousin (family or their lawyers).