Muncy, PA – Wendy Nicholas, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Muncy, reported that inmate Lisa Stavish, 41, was found unresponsive in her cell on December 22, 2024. Prison staff immediately responded, and life-saving measures were administered until emergency medical services arrived. Stavish was pronounced deceased at 6:07 a.m.
Stavish was serving a 7-to-20-year sentence for Murder of the Third Degree on a Monroe County conviction. She was returned to SCI Muncy on December 19, 2024, as a parole violator.
In accordance with state policy, the Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death will be determined by the Lycoming County Coroner’s Office.
The inmate’s next-of-kin has been notified.
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