Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Alec Kreider

25 years old · died January 20, 2017 · State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Alec Kreider, 25, died on January 20, 2017, at SCI Camp Hill, a Pennsylvania state prison where he was held under sentence. The Department of Corrections said a guard found him unconscious in his cell on the Friday evening, and he was pronounced dead at a Camp Hill hospital. The Cumberland County Coroner's office said he hanged himself, and authorities classed the death as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: authorities at the state prison in Camp Hill (the agency that held him); Cumberland County Coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner).

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