Died in prison

Lee Smith

78 years old · died November 5, 2026 · G. Norton Jameson Annex, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Lee Smith, 78, died on November 5, 2026, in the infirmary at Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, according to an announcement from the South Dakota Department of Corrections. The department did not state a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

Custody: Serving a sentence.

Source

South Dakota Dept. of Corrections announces death of inmate Dakota News Now, November 5, 2026

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