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Sexual Assault, Harassment, Assaults Reported At SCI: PA State Police Sexual Assault, Harassment, Assaults Reported At SCI: PA State Police
Sexual Assault, Harassment, Assaults Reported At SCI: PA State Police A series of violent and sexual incidents inside SCI Camp Hill are under investigation after multiple reports involving inmates and prison staff, Pennsylvania State Police announced Tuesday, March 24. Several incidents occurred at the facility on Lisburn Road in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, according to releases from the Carlisle Crime Unit. In one case, a prisoner was accused of sexually harassing another inmate between 7 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. on Jan. 14, police said. Another investigation involves an alleged indecent assault on an inmate reported to have occurred between July 1 a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Inmate Charged After Attempted Escape At Chester County Prison, Site Of Cavalcante Breakout Inmate Charged After Attempted Escape At Chester County Prison, Site Of Cavalcante Breakout
Inmate Charged After Attempted Escape At Chester County Prison, Site Of Cavalcante Breakout A prisoner has been charged after trying to escape from Chester County Prison by climbing through razor wire, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. Thomas Hackett, 35, Phoenixville, was charged with attempted escape after corrections officers spotted him climbing a fence and through layers of razor wire in a prison yard, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. The incident happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, when officers noticed inmates pointing toward razor wire at the top of the recreational yard. Hackett had made it onto…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Third Pennsylvania Prison Stabbing in 24 Hours Third Pennsylvania Prison Stabbing in 24 Hours
Third Pennsylvania Prison Stabbing in 24 Hours A 32-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the head and face inside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (PICC) on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. The man was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. Police said no weapon was recovered, and the scene was not held, though an arrest has been made. This incident marks the third stabbing within Philadelphia’s prison system in just 24 hours. On Friday evening, two inmates, aged 30 and 31, were attacked at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Prison Guard Stabbed: Police PA Prison Guard Stabbed: Police
PA Prison Guard Stabbed: Police A prison guard is in the hospital following a stabbing, Philadelphia police announced on Thursday, Oct. 24.  The stabbing happened at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, located at 8101 State Road in Philadelphia around 1:40 p.m. An inmate stabbed the guard once in the left arm, according to PPD.  "The guard was transported by Medic 49 to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, where they were placed in stable condition," the police wrote in the release.  The scene was being held, but no weapon was recovered.  The offender has been detained, and the investigation is ong…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Serving Life Sentence Killed By Inmate In State Prison Cell: Montco DA Man Serving Life Sentence Killed By Inmate In State Prison Cell: Montco DA
Man Serving Life Sentence Killed By Inmate In State Prison Cell: Montco DA A 42-year-old inmate has been charged in the killing of another inmate at the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution Phoenix, authorities said. Dwight Williams was charged with First-Degree Murder and Third-Degree Murder for the death of 67-year-old inmate Ashokkumar Guru in his cell on Sunday, Aug. 4, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pennsylvania State Police Captain Gerard B. McShea. They gave the following account of the attack: Correctional officers were alerted at 9:31 a.m. by an inmate that he had returned to his cell…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Cause Of Death Revealed For PA Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Report Cause Of Death Revealed For PA Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Report
Cause Of Death Revealed For PA Inmate Found Dead In Cell: Report A cause of death has been released for a Pennsylvania inmate who was found dead in his cell on Tuesday, March 1, LevittownNow reports. Edwin Dunfee, 46, of Philadelphia, died by suicide at the Bucks County Correctional Facility, the outlet reports citing the county's coroner. The method of death appeared to be from hanging, Coroner Meredith Buck told the outlet. Authorities found him unresponsive in a cell Tuesday evening, James O'Malley, Deputy Director of Communications for Bucks County previously said in a press release. He was pronounced dead at the jail by EMS, O'Malley …

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by Nicole Acosta