No Charges Against Officers in Stabbing of Inmate at Essex Jail

Investigation finds no criminal liability for correctional staff in 2021 custody death.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ – A state grand jury has decided not to file criminal charges against any Essex County correctional police officers in connection with the December 2021 death of 27-year-old Daniel Gelin of Elizabeth, who died after an altercation with another inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark.

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