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Inmate Dies In Pennsylvania Prison, Authorities Say
A convicted felon, serving a maximum of 23 months in the Dauphin County Prison, was found unresponsive on Friday morning, authorities announced that afternoon.
Justin Cofield, 33 of Steelton, began his sentence on Aug. 31, 2023, and was pronounced dead within the prison at 10:08 a.m. on Feb. 23, Dauphin County officials detailed in the release.
DCP officials were called to a medical emergency on I Block at 9:33 a.m. Cofield was found unresponsive in his bunk, lying on his stomach, a correctional officer explained as EMS arrived. EMS made life-saving attempts, but ultim…
Prison Murder: Philadelphia Inmate Found Dead, Police Say
A 59-year-old inmate died in his cell at a Philadelphia prison Sunday, Jan. 28, in what police say was a homicide.
Officers from the 8th District responding to a "hospital case" at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, at 8101 State Road, found the unnamed inmate unconscious with blunt force trauma to the head at approximately 9:15 a.m., city police said.
"Despite immediate medical intervention by Medic 17, he was pronounced deceased at 9:43 a.m.," police said in a news release.
The victim's cellmate, a 25-year-old man, was removed from the cell and relocated to a di…
2 Inmates Die In Three Days After Being Found Unresponsive In PA Prison: DOC
A man who intimidated a witness and a man who repeatedly raped a six-year-old girl were both found unresponsive in their cells and have died, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections tells Daily Voice.
Robert Dale Williams, 40, of Millersville, was found unresponsive inside his cell at the state correctional institutional Rockview in Benner Township on Friday, March 3, 2023, and Andrew Yuhas, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, was also found the same way in his cell the following Monday, March 6, according to two separate statements from the DOC.
In both cases, SCI Rockview Prison staff and …
Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell
An inmate at a Pennsylvania Prison was found dead in his cell last week, according to a release by county officials.
Paul William Reardon, 35, of Ephrata, was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine check on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 11:46 a.m., according to the release.
Prison staff conducted CPR, utilized an AED and called 911, as stated in the release.
Lancaster City fire and EMS personnel arrived and conducted lifesaving, before he was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, the release states.
Reardon was pronounced deceased by Lancaster General Hospital medical staff on Saturday,…
