Waynesburg, PA – Superintendent Robert D. Gilmore reports the death of an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Greene.
Employees were conducting security rounds on a housing unit the morning of October 4, 2019, when an officer discovered inmate Julian Boyer, 41, unresponsive in his cell at approximately 6:15 AM. Staff and medical personnel immediately responded to the scene.
The inmate was pronounced dead by the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.
In accordance with state policy, State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death will be determined by the Greene County Coroner's Office.
Boyer was serving a life sentence for 2nd degree murder out of Allegheny County. He was committed to the Department of Corrections on June 9, 1998, and had been at SCI Greene since January 3, 2017.
The inmate's next-of-kin has been notified.
Media contact: Tracy Shawley, SCI Greene PIO, 724-852-2902
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