Juan Mosquero
Juan Mosquero, 58, was held at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, and was quarantined in the infirmary in late March 2020. He died on March 30, and the Westchester County Medical Examiner's office confirmed he had tested positive for COVID-19, though the cause of death had not yet been determined. Co-worker Jermaine Archer described him as funny, kind hearted, quick witted and hardworking, and said he worked as the porter who cleaned everything before shifts began. Men held at the prison said he had struggled to breathe and had been denied treatment, a claim the prison did not confirm.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The state corrections department attributes the death to COVID-19, while men held at Sing Sing say he struggled to breathe and was denied treatment, claims the prison did not confirm.
Reported by: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held him); incarcerated people held at Sing Sing (witnesses).