Coal Township Inmate Praises Sergeant

An inmate at SCI Coal Township who recently witnessed staff responding to an unresponsive inmate wrote the following to Superintendent Thomas McGinley:

"On Jan. 26, I watched Sgt. Hayes from my cell in the early morning when he was called to a cell to begin CPR on an unresponsive inmate.

What made me write this and show you my appreciation was that the sergeant continuously tried saving this man's life. He performed CPR on him for at least 45 minutes, and he was one of the last to leave the cell.

I didn't expect that, and it made me look at the sergeant in a different way. I have much respect for Sgt. Hayes for doing this. It was more of his will to try and save the inmate's life than just trying to save his life. So, I just wanted to acknowledge that and give respect where it was due."

--Marquis W.