Bellefonte, PA – Bobbi Salamon, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Rockview reported that inmate Kevin Byler, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell on March 14, 2025. Prison staff and EMS responded and attempted life-saving measures. Byler was pronounced deceased at 7:49 p.m.
Byler was serving a 4-year-to-8-year sentence for Strangulation on a Perry County conviction. He has been at SCI Rockview since January 9, 2024.
In accordance with policy, the Pennsylvania State Police were notified and will conduct an investigation. The official cause of death will be determined by the Centre County Coroner’s Office.
The deceased’s next of kin has been notified.
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