Jorge Alberto Sanchez

Jorge A. Sanchez, 46, died on September 25, 2021, while held at Evans Correctional Institution in Bennettsville, South Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said tests done after his death showed he had COVID-19. The department said his death was its 44th associated with the virus.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says Sanchez tested positive for COVID-19 after his death, and it counted the death among its COVID-associated inmate deaths.

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.

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 at Bennettsville detention center dies, tests positive for COVID-19 WMBF, October 1, 2021