Ronnie Brooks was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday.
SHAMOKIN – The death of an inmate at the Coal Twp. state prison has been ruled a homicide.
Brooks, 50, was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday and was pronounced dead at 1:09 p.m. in the prison’s medical department.
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