Robert Leroy Ellison

Robert Ellison, a Black man, was 62 when he died on January 27, 2021, while held at a state prison in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, which reported his death to the state commission. The agency's report lists the manner of death as natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as natural causes.

Reported by: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Sources (2)

• Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Death in Custody Reporting Act dashboard Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, Death in Custody Reporting Act dashboard
• HCSO investigating in-custody death at Silverdale Detention Center WTVC, January 3, 2021