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Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials
Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials A Cumberland County Prison inmate was found dead by apparent suicide, officials announced on Friday, Nov. 8.  Amanda Beth Dunkelberger, 48, was discovered unresponsive in her cell on Thursday morning, Nov. 7, at 8:45 a.m. Correctional officers performing routine rounds made the discovery and immediately initiated lifesaving measures. EMS arrived at the Carlisle facility at 8:55 a.m. and continued resuscitation efforts, but Dunkelberger never regained consciousness. She was pronounced dead at 9:17 a.m., according to Warden Travis Shenk. Dunkelberger had been incarcerated since Friday, …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Inmate With 2 Former Identities Murdered In SCI Camp Hill Inmate With 2 Former Identities Murdered In SCI Camp Hill
Inmate With 2 Former Identities Murdered In SCI Camp Hill An inmate —  with two previous names and a lengthy criminal record under all three identities — has been killed by his prison cellmate in the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania State Police, announced on Tuesday night.  Kevin Beattie, 57 of Philadelphia — previously known as Kevin Williams and Bernard Grover — was found unresponsive in his cell on July 2, 2024, according to Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Press Secretary Maria Bivens.  Shaquille Tyrin Gibson, 30 of York, his cellmate, is accused of causing numerous injuries to Beattie's…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Dies In Custody After Methamphetamine-Fueled Standoff In Clay Twp.: Authorities Man Dies In Custody After Methamphetamine-Fueled Standoff In Clay Twp.: Authorities
Michael Hess Dies In Custody Following Standoff: Officials A man serving a 23-month sentence for probation violations following a methamphetamine-fueled standoff has died in police custody, officials announced on Monday, Feb. 26.  Donald Gene Hess, 56 of Stevens, was pronounced dead of natural causes at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital at 10:58 a.m. on Feb. 24, Lancaster County Officials detailed in the release.  Stevens had been an inmate in the Lancaster County Prison since June 18, the day after the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police used a form of pepper spray to get him out of a shed where he was barricaded follo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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York County Prison Inmate 'Full Of Life' Killed By Medical Complications York County Prison Inmate 'Full Of Life' Killed By Medical Complications
York County Prison Inmate 'Full Of Life' Killed By Medical Complications A diehard KISS fan died suddenly from an unknown medical issue at a Pennsylvania Prison on Tuesday.  Todd Sidesinger, 56 of the first block of North Hartman Street, York City, was pronounced at UPMC Memorial Hospital at 7:47 a..m. on Feb. 20, Coroner Pam Gay detailed in a release late that night.  Deputy Coroner Molly York is investigating and certified his death. Per Prison protocol, the Pennsylvania State Police are also investigating his death.  Regarding Sidesinger's death, the coroner's office made the following statement: "Sidesinger began having some medical-rel…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA
Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA Authorities are investigating after an inmate fell to her death at the Monroe County Correctional Facility, according to the District Attorney's Office.  The unnamed 42-year-old woman fell from an "upper tier" at the prison early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, and was badly injured, officials said. She died hours later at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, DA Mike Mancuso wrote in a statement.  "Detective Mario Orlando of my office along with members of the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death," Mancuso said.  County Coroner Tom Yanac has ordered an autopsy, he added.&…

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27-Year-Old Inmate From Cumberland County Prison Dies: Authorities 27-Year-Old Inmate From Cumberland County Prison Dies: Authorities
27-Year-Old Inmate From Cumberland County Prison Dies: Authorities A 27-year-old inmate in the Cumberland County Prison died at an area hospital last week, authorities said. The unnamed man was pronounced dead on Friday, May 19 at 11:04 p.m., after  after "a medical event," at the Cumberland County Prison on Thursday night, Cumberland County spokesperson Samantha Krepps told Daily Voice on Tuesday, May 23,2023. The prison and medical staff immediately revived the inmate, evaluated, and treated him in the medical unit, and then transported him to the hospital, according to Krepps. The inmate's identity was being withheld until the family has been…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Inmate Dies Returning From Work Release In York County: Coroner Inmate Dies Returning From Work Release In York County: Coroner
Inmate Dies Returning From Work Release In York County: Coroner A 28-year-old inmate has died on his way back to the York County Prison from work release, authorities say.  Prison officials attempted to revive the unnamed man but he was pronounced deceased on Monday, March 27 at 9:50 a.m. and his death was certified by York County Deputy Coroner Michele Kirchner, according to a release by the coroner's office.  His name will reportedly be release following his autopsy which is scheduled for the inmate Tuesday at around 10 a.m. at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. Prison officials believe the death "reported to be a suspected overdose," the cor…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Second Inmate Dies Within A Month At Bucks County Correctional Facility Second Inmate Dies Within A Month At Bucks County Correctional Facility
Second Inmate Dies Within A Month At Bucks County Correctional Facility For the second time in a month, authorities have announced they are investigating an inmate's death at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. The inmate, a man in his late 30s, was pronounced dead Sunday, July 3, by medical workers at the jail, James O' Malley, Deputy Director of Communications said. Bucks County Detectives and the Department of Corrections Investigations Unit are investigating the man’s death. This is the facility's second death in 30 days and its third death this year. The most recent death at the jail happened Tuesday, June 7. Christopher Robert, 25, of New Hope, died…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Inmate Dies At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials Inmate Dies At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials
Inmate Dies At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials An inmate died at the Bucks County Correctional Facility, county officials announced Thursday, June 9. The inmate, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead Tuesday, June 7 by medical workers at the jail, James O' Malley, Deputy Director of Communications said. Bucks County Detectives and the Department of Corrections Investigations Unit are investigating the man’s death. The news comes three months after 46-year-old Edwin Dunfee died by suicide at the jail.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials
Inmate Found Dead In Cell At Bucks County Correctional Facility: Officials An inmate was found dead in his cell at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on Tuesday, March 1, officials confirmed. Authorities found an inmate in his late 40s unresponsive in a cell Tuesday evening, James O' Malley, Deputy Director of Communications for Bucks County said. The man, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the jail by EMS, O'Malley said. Circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately known. The incident remains under investigation by Bucks County Detectives and the Department of Corrections Investigations Unit.

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by Nicole Acosta
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19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental 19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental
19-Year-Old Dauphin County Inmate’s Death Ruled Accidental Months after an inmate’s death, the Dauphin County district attorney’s office has ruled an inmate’s death accidental. KeJuan Cooke was found unresponsive by his cellmate on March 31, as Daily Voice reported. Cooke's cellmate called for help and prison staff performed CPR, authorities said. The inmate was transported to UPMC Harrisburg where he was declared dead shortly afterwards, as Daily Voice reported. An autopsy performed by Dr. Wayne K. Ross found that Cookie died of complications of bowel inflammation -- colitis and short bowel syndrome, according to Chardo. The manner of death wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate $8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate
$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate The family of an inmate who died after pepper spray was used on him at a state prison in 2019 will receive an $8.5 million settlement -- the largest settlement for a state prison death in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed the agreement for Tyrone Briggs' family on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  Briggs -- who had asthma -- was arrested at 15 years old for raping a girl two years his junior at gunpoint.  He was facing up to 30 years in the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, when a corrections officer tried to break up a f…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Inmate Arrested 1 Week Ago Found Dead In Pennsylvania County Prison Cell Inmate Arrested 1 Week Ago Found Dead In Pennsylvania County Prison Cell
Inmate Arrested 1 Week Ago Found Dead In Pennsylvania County Prison Cell A Dauphin County prisoner-- who only was arrested and arraigned one week ago--was found dead in his cell Wednesday morning, according to county officials. Kyle Joseph Nadwodny, 37 of Harrisburg, was found tied to his bedding around 3 a.m. by a cellmate who alerted a corrections officer for help, as stated in an official release from the county. “Video and other information indicates corrections officers had conducted cell block walk-throughs throughout the night,” officials said in a statement. A Dauphin County Deputy Coroner pronounced him dead at the prison. Nadwodny was incarcerated Ma…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Inmate, 19, Dies In Dauphin County Prison Inmate, 19, Dies In Dauphin County Prison
Inmate, 19, Dies In Dauphin County Prison Police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old inmate in the Dauphin County Prison. Kejuan Cooke was found unresponsive by his cellmate on Tuesday, police said. The cellmate called for help and prison staff performed CPR, but Cooke was shortly declared deceased.  Cooke was arrested at 18 in 2019 for simple assault and was sentenced to serve just under a year, according to court documents. In July 2020, he was arrested on charges two misdemeanors for drug possession and one felony charge for flight to avoid apprehension, trial, punishment. He was in the Dauphin County Prison i…

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by Jillian Pikora