The death of a man last week at the Bucks County Correctional Facility has been ruled a suicide.
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The death of Edwin Dunfee, 46, of Philadelphia, was determined to be a suicide by hanging, Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck said Monday morning.
Last Tuesday, Dunfee was found unresponsive in his cell.
County officials previously said lifesaving measures were performed, but medical staff pronounced the inmate deceased at the facility.
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According to court records, Dunfee was recently sent to the facility on a bench warrant and was slated to have a trial in May on a retail theft case out of Bensalem Township.
In 2013, Dunfee pleaded guilty to retail theft and was sentenced to prison, with a recommendation for him to serve his term at a therapeutic correctional center.
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Over the past seven years, Bucks County has reported four inmate suicides, one homicide, and several medical-related deaths at the correctional facility, according to Pennsylvania Department of Correction’s extraordinary occurrence statistics. Last September, an inmate died by suicide at the facility, which has not yet been recorded in the state statistics.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, the National Crisis Line can be reached day or night at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Bucks County also operates an around-the-clock crisis line at 1-800-499-7455.
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