Rocco Carbonara
Rocco Carbonaro, 44, died on November 30, 2023, at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia, where he was held. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons said he was assaulted by his cellmate early that Thursday morning and was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Police said the cellmate, 30, was in custody and the investigation was ongoing, and the Prisons Commissioner said no motive or weapon had been released. One outlet reported that investigators said no weapon was recovered and that no one had been charged as of the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons and investigators say his cellmate assaulted him in the cell, and the assault is under investigation.
Reported by: Philadelphia Department of Prisons (the agency that held him); Action News, citing investigators (reporters); Philadelphia police and officials (the agency that held him); Carnegie Mellon University Center for Human Rights Science.
Sources (5)
- Pennsylvania Jail Death Database 2023-2024, compiled by Prof. Jay Aronson, Carnegie Mellon University Center for Human Rights Science, via Incarceration Transparency
- A Philly man died after being assaulted inside a city jail
- Prisoner killed in Northeast Philly facility, police say
- Neighbors living near Philadelphia prisons voice concerns about safety after at least 3 escapes, 1 killing