Died in jail or a lockup

Dustin Powell

28 years old · died August 21, 2015 · Berkeley County Detention Center, Berkeley County, South Carolina

Dustin James Powell was 28 years old when he died on August 21, 2015, while held at the Berkeley County Detention Center in Berkeley County, South Carolina. A news report gives suicide as the cause of his death. A separate tally of deaths behind bars also records his death as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report and Incarceration Transparency record the death as a suicide.

Reported by: news report; Incarceration Transparency.

Sources (2)

News report postandcourier.com
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

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