Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Donald Allen Jones

60 years old · South Carolina

Donald Allen Jones, 60, was held in a South Carolina state prison when he died. Authorities said he died of a stroke and described the death as due to natural causes. He had been in custody in the state for more than 37 years.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Authorities say he died of a stroke from natural causes.

Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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