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SCI Benner inmate found unresponsive, dies

BELLEFONTE — An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Benner Town­ship has died.

Joseph Little, 39, was found unresponsive in his cell about 12:37 p.m. Saturday, according to Superintendent Robert Marsh.

Prison staff immediately responded and performed CPR until relieved by ambulance personnel.

Little was transferred to Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College where he was pronounced dead at 1:45 p.m. The official cause of death will be determined by the Centre County coroner’s office.

Little was serving a two- to nine-year sentence for theft of movable property out of Lycoming County. He had been at Benner Township since Nov. 18, 2017.

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