Herbert Causey
Herbert Causey died in 2017 while held at Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina. The Lee County Coroner, Larry Logan, said an autopsy found he had been stabbed in the arm and bled to death. A lawsuit that the state later settled for nearly $216,000 says he obtained a large amount of meth through a smuggling conspiracy involving corrections employees, that he stabbed himself over a prolonged period without staff nearby, and that his body was not found for a significant period afterward. The South Carolina Department of Corrections has not released further information, and the incident remains under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The Lee County coroner ruled he bled to death from a stab wound, and a lawsuit that the state settled alleges he stabbed himself over a prolonged period while no staff were nearby and his body went unfound for a significant time.
Reported by: Lee County Coroner Larry Logan (medical examiner or coroner); lawsuit over his death.
Lawsuit: His family sued the state over his death at Lee Correctional and the state settled for nearly $216,000.