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SCI Graterford Reports Inmate Death

02/15/2018

Graterford, PA – Cynthia Link, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, reported that inmate Christopher Gilchrist, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 9:06 PM on February 14.
Prison staff immediately responded and provided life-saving measures until facility medical personnel arrived. A physician from Einstein Medical Center Montgomery pronounced Gilchrist dead at 9:55 PM, via telephone.   
As is the case with all inmate deaths, the institution notified the Pennsylvania State Police, which will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death will be determined by the Montgomery County coroner.
Gilchrist was serving a 5-to-15-year sentence for aggravated assault with bodily injury to an officer, out of Chester County.
The inmate’s next-of-kin has been notified.  
 
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