DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An SCI Dallas inmate has died at the hospital after officials say he got into a fight with another inmate on Christmas Day.
Jasen Bohinski, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, reports that inmate 66-year-old Manuel Morales died on January 13.
Pa. inmate dead after accusation of threatening prison staff
According to the report, on December 25, Morales was transported and admitted to Geisinger Wyoming Valley after fighting with another inmate at the facility.
Officials say Morales was serving a 1-year-to-5-year sentence for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on an Erie County conviction. He arrived at SCI Dallas in February 2024.
Pennsylvania State Police will conduct an investigation and the official cause of death will be determined by the Luzerne County Coroner's Office.
