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Kenneth Harris

41 years old · died June 2, 2019 · Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Kenneth Harris, 41, was held at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, a privately run prison in Mississippi, after being transferred there from South Carolina. On June 2, 2019, he began having seizures in his cell in the early morning, and his roommate alerted staff. South Carolina Department of Corrections spokeswoman Chrysti Shain said he died of seizures at a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Shain said an autopsy led officials to suspect no foul play.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. South Carolina Department of Corrections spokeswoman Chrysti Shain said he died of seizures, and an autopsy led officials to suspect no foul play.

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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