Mario Leven Harrison
Mario Leven Harrison, 37, was held at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina. According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, he was assaulted in a common area of his living unit and died at a local hospital on December 1, 2025. The department's Inspector General's Office is investigating his death as a suspected homicide, alongside SLED and the Lee County Coroner's Office, and an autopsy has been scheduled.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says Mario Leven Harrison died at a hospital after being assaulted in a common area of Lee Correctional Institution, and is investigating the death as a suspected homicide.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); SLED (outside investigators); Lee County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).
News reports (5)
- Inmate dies after prison assault, investigation underway
- Inmate dies after assault at Lee Correctional, officials say
- Investigation underway after second inmate dies in prison assault
- 2 suspected homicides under investigation at Lee Correctional Institute
- Second inmate in a week dies at Lee Correctional