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Dauphin County jail cells were ‘ice cold’ days before a prisoner died

Prisoner advocates say Dauphin County Prison’s heating and cooling system has been a problem for years.

By Brett Sholtis

Updated: 2019-09-07 18:00:26

Dauphin County DA closes probe into inmate’s death; family protests

Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said Friday he was closing the criminal investigation “as there is no evidence of criminal conduct” by anyone at the prison in the death of Ty’rique Riley. He expressed condolences to the family.

By The Associated Press

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