Joshua Perry
Joshua Perry, 25, died on January 9, 2018, at the State Correctional Institution at Somerset, a Pennsylvania state prison where he was held. A corrections officer found him unconscious in his cell during routine rounds, and two registered nurses confirmed his death. State police said he was found under the bed with his hands tied behind his back and a sheet around his neck, and that he died of apparent blunt-force trauma. Prosecutors said his cellmate was charged with killing him, and that case reached a verdict in August 2021; the Department of Corrections said it would conduct an internal review of its policies and procedures.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Pennsylvania State Police said he died of apparent blunt-force trauma, and Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas said his cellmate killed him.
Reported by: Pennsylvania State Police (outside investigators); Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas; criminal complaint.
Sources (6)
- York County man, serving time for assaulting a toddler, dies in state prison
- SCI-Somerset says inmate found dead in cell
- SCI-Somerset inmate charged with killing his cellmate
- Man convicted of beating child found dead in prison cell
- Inmate charged with toddler assault in York County killed at SCI Somerset
- DA: SCI Somerset inmate convicted of murder in death of cellmate