Officials are investigating an inmate-on-inmate assault that left one person dead at the Lackawanna County Prison, the county District Attorney's Office said.
Law enforcement was alerted to the assault at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The DA's Office and Pennsylvania State Police Troop R responded and are investigating.
"There will be no further comment until next of kin is notified and our investigation is completed," a statement from the DA's office said.