Allan Zack
Allan Lindsey Zack, 36, died on May 12, 2022, while held awaiting trial at the Greenville County Detention Center in South Carolina. The Greenville County Coroner's Office said lab results showed acute fentanyl toxicity and ruled the death accidental. A different account from the coroner's office said he was found unresponsive in his housing unit and pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics. His father, Ronald Zack, sued Greenville County and the South Carolina Department of Corrections in June 2023, alleging that unsafe conditions and understaffing at the jail caused his death. The county and the state agency said they do not comment on pending litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The Greenville County Coroner's Office ruled the death accidental from acute fentanyl toxicity, while his father's lawsuit against the county and SCDC says unsafe conditions and understaffing at the jail caused it.
Reported by: Greenville County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (outside investigators); Ronald Zack, his father, in a lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Greenville County Detention Center (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His father, Ronald Zack, sued Greenville County and the South Carolina Department of Corrections in June 2023, alleging unsafe conditions and understaffing at the jail caused his death, and the county and SCDC declined to comment on the pending litigation.