23-Year-Old Inmate Dies At Montgomery County Prison

EAGLEVILLE, PA — A 23-year-old inmate at Montgomery County Correctional Facility has died, officials confirmed on Thursday.

Terrence Taylor, an Abington resident, was taken by ambulance to Einstein Montgomery Hospital on Sunday night, a county spokesperson said.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The official cause of his death is pending the results of an autopsy, authorities said.

"Terrence was taken from us way too soon and in a very questionable way," his sister, Toyia Taylor, wrote in a GoFundMe which was established in his memory.

Terrence Taylor had previously been probation for use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and was serving an eight month sentence in connection to violation of probation.

Family friends who had been acquainted with Taylor since childhood described him as someone who struggled with drugs, but who had a "kind heart."

A total of 25 inmates have died at Montgomery County Correctional Facility since 2007, leading to multiple lawsuits.

Of the 25 deaths, 17 were from medical emergencies, and six were from suicide, the report states.

Authorities said that an additional $2 million of the present budget has been put toward medical services.

Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Eagleville contains about 11,000 inmates.

Meanwhile, the family of Taylor is grieving.

"I would like to thank everyone for their love and support during one of the hardest times my family had EVER had to deal with, the loss of my baby brother," Taylor's sister added.

To donate to the fundraiser, which will go towards funeral costs, see here.

Image via GoFundMe