State Prison Inmate Death Under Investigation

(CUMBERLAND, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the North Branch Correctional Institution.

The inmate is identified as Jordan Polston, 32. He was declared deceased by emergency medical services personnel at the jail. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland. Investigators are awaiting autopsy results by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine cause and manner of death.

A suspect, also an inmate, has been identified. He is not being formally identified until charges are placed.   

Early yesterday morning (Dec. 21), the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was contacted by investigators from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigative Unit (DPSCS IID) about an inmate death. The preliminary investigation indicates that Polston was found unresponsive in a cell.

Maryland State Police investigators from the Homicide Unit responded to the scene. Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division also responded to process the scene for evidence.

Upon completion, the investigation will be presented to the Office of the State’s Attorney in Allegany County for review. The investigation is active and ongoing.

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