Man becomes second death in a week inside Philly jails
Metro Philadelphia, 09/17/24: “A 61-year-old incarcerated man died Saturday at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, a week after the death of Amanda Cahill – who was locked up following a police sweep in Kensington.
The Philadelphia Department of Prisons, in a statement, said a correctional officer found the man unresponsive in his cell just before 7 a.m. and called for medical staff. They deployed ‘CPR and began lifesaving measures,’ officials said.
Philadelphia Fire Department medics responded and attempted to revive the man, but he never recovered and died at around 7:30 a.m., according to the PDP.
Few other details were available Tuesday. Jail officials have not publicly identified the inmate or released information about how long he was in custody. PDP spokesperson John Mitchell said he was waiting for the man’s family to be notified.
His death is being investigated, though ‘there is no suspicion of foul play,’ the department added in the statement.
He is the fifth person to die in PDP custody this year, according to a register maintained by the Abolitionist Law Center. In 2023, there were 14 fatalities in the city’s jail system, and 10 incarcerated individuals died the year prior, the ALC data shows.”