Huntingdon, PA – Chad Wakefield, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Smithfield, reported that inmate Ronald Clewell, 50, was found unresponsive in his cell on September 29, 2023. Prison staff and medical personnel immediately responded and provided life-saving measures until EMA arrived. Clewell was transported to Penn Highlands Hospital where he was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel.
Clewell was serving a 2-to 8-year sentence for Burglary on a Monroe County conviction.
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 Huntingdon County Coroner's Office.
The deceased's next-of-kin has been notified.
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