Cambridge Springs, PA – Superintendent Michelle Overmyer reports the death of an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Cambridge Springs.
Employees were conducting security rounds on a housing unit the morning of August 6, 2021, when an officer discovered inmate Kiska Kronenwetter, 34, unresponsive in her cell at approximately 3:40 a.m. Staff and medical personnel immediately responded to the unit.
The inmate was pronounced dead by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.
In accordance with state policy, Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death will be determined by the Crawford County Coroner's Office.
Kronenwetter was serving a 1-year 10-month 15-day to 10-year sentence from Jefferson County for endangering welfare of children. She was received at SCI Cambridge Springs as a parole violator on July 13, 2021.
The inmate's next-of-kin has been notified.
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