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died September 8, 2026 · George W. Hill Correctional Facility, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

A man held at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, died on September 8, 2026. Officials said he was found hanging in Unit 8 on Tuesday afternoon and that medics were called about 3:50 p.m. for a person in cardiac arrest. The Delaware County medical examiner's office is handling the death, and officials described it as a suicide by hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Delaware County officials say he died by hanging, and dispatch notes say he apparently attempted to hang himself in Unit 8.

Reported by: Delaware County officials (the agency that held him); the chief medical examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner).

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