Deshawn L. Simmons

Deshawn L. Simmons, 28, was held at McCormick Correctional Institution in South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he was found in his cell with a stab wound to his back and was airlifted to a hospital, where he died on November 3, 2020. Records compiled by Incarceration Transparency list his death as a homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says Deshawn died of a stab wound to his back, and Incarceration Transparency records the death as a homicide.

Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Incarceration Transparency (advocates).

Sources (2)

• Incarceration Transparency, South Carolina Deaths Behind Bars (Prof. Madalyn Wasilczuk and Incarceration Transparency) Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, deaths behind bars
• Inmate dies after being stabbed in cell WCIV, November 3, 2020