Zachary Keifer
Zachary Keifer, 23, of Elizabethtown, was held at Lancaster County Prison, where he hanged himself in early January 2015, according to LancasterOnline. He was taken off life support on January 10, 2015. County coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni ruled the death a suicide, though he was not certain on what day Keifer hanged himself. WGAL reported that the prison board fired two guards after reviewing video of the incident; the board has not made its reasons public, and the union says the terminations were not for just cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The coroner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, but the prison board fired two guards after reviewing video of the incident, and the union says the terminations were not for just cause, so the account of staff supervision is unresolved.
Reported by: Lancaster County coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni (medical examiner or coroner); Lancaster County Prison board (the agency that held him); Lancaster Newspapers (reporters); the prison guards' union.