Christopher K. Phy
Christopher Phy, 38, died on December 11, 2023, while held at Dauphin County Prison in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to county statements, another person held at the prison found him hanging in a cell that was used as a bathroom early that Monday, and he was pronounced dead at 1:53 a.m. The prison reported the death to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency as a suicide, but the coroner had not yet ruled on the cause and manner of death in the reports available. The county said the death was being investigated by the prison's internal affairs unit, the county criminal investigation division and the coroner, and county officials said they were reviewing whether policies and procedures were followed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Dauphin County officials say staff found him hanging in an empty cell, and PennLive reported that he hanged himself; the coroner had not yet ruled on the cause.
Reported by: Dauphin County Prison (the agency that held him); Dauphin County officials (the agency that held him); PennLive (reporters).
Sources (6)
- Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Death in Custody Reporting Act dashboard
- Man found dead in Dauphin County Prison
- Dauphin Co. inmate facing child pornography charges dies by suicide; officials
- Inmate found dead in empty cell
- His Shock Win Flipped a Pennsylvania County. Now He Vows to Raise Hell over Its Lethal Jail.
- CBS 21 News looks for answers after three recent deaths at the Dauphin County Prison