4 guards at SCI Camp Hill assaulted ahead of union claiming staff isn’t protected

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police announced that four guards at the State Correction Institution at Camp Hill (SCI Camp Hill) were assaulted a few weeks before the union cited a spike in officer assaults at the facility.

An inmate at the Lower Allen Township facility attacked four unidentified guards on June 6, PSP confirmed. At least two of the guards were male while at least one was female, the PSP report noted.

In a letter to SCI-Camp Hill Superintendent Lindsy Kendall, the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association (PSCOA) President Michael Ohler cited data showing that there have been 20 assaults against staff members vs. 14 in 2025 as a whole…

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