Collegeville, PA – Joseph Terra, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix, reports that inmate Tam Le, 53, was found unresponsive in his cell on February 4, 2025. Prison staff and medical personnel immediately responded and provided life-saving measures. He was declared deceased at 7:23 p.m.
In December 2016, Le was sentenced to death in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas for the 2014 killings of two brothers. He arrived at SCI Phoenix on July 17, 2020.
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 Montgomery County Coroner's Office.
The deceased's next-of-kin has been notified.
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