James Michael Bailey
James Michael Bailey, 70, died on January 15, 2018, at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill in Pennsylvania. Prison officials say he jumped from a second-floor tier of a housing unit early that Monday morning and suffered life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at Geisinger Holy Spirit Trauma Center later that morning. State police were called to investigate, and Department of Corrections records list the death as a suicide, while some news reports listed the manner of death as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Prison officials say he jumped from a second-floor housing unit tier and died of his injuries, and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections records the death as a suicide.
Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (SCI Camp Hill superintendent Laurel Harry, via news release) (the agency that held him); Pennsylvania State Police, called to investigate (outside investigators).
Sources (5)
- Pennsylvania Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars
- 70-year-old inmate serving life sentence in state prison jumped to his death
- 70-year-old inmate serving life sentence in state prison at Camp Hill jumped to his death
- Officials: Inmate serving life sentence jumps to his death
- Why are so many Pa. prison inmates committing suicide?