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 …
Hammer Wielding Inmate Finds Himself Back In Rappahannock Jail 2 Hours After Release
An inmate released from the Rappahannock Regional Jail found himself right back in a holding cell for a crime committed seconds after being freed, authorities said.
The unnamed Maryland man used a hammer to smash the windows on one of the jail's vans and magistrate's door, sometime around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, May 7, authorities in Stafford County said.
The inmate, who had been released at 1:11 a.m., was captured on Hope Road, police said. When confronted about the shattering incident, the suspect denied that he broke anything, and instead, changed his answer after being informed the …
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 …
Man Indicted For Violent Attack At Jail In Hudson Valley
A Rockland County man has been indicted for attempted murder stemming from a violent attack on a female corrections officer at the Rockland County Jail.
Israel Gourion, age 32, of Wesley Hills, was indicted on Tuesday, Feb. 23, on charges of attempted murder, assault, and strangulation, said Chief of the Rockland County Detectives Peter Walker.
Gourion was an inmate of the jail at the time of the attack. The case is being prosecuted by Supervising Assistant District Attorney Mike Dugandzic.
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the victim, a Rockland County Sheriffs Corrections Officer, was engaged in pe…
