Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Mark Char

died February 7, 2026 · Halawa Correctional Facility, Hawaii

Mark Char died on February 7, 2026, at Halawa Correctional Facility, while in the custody of the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department's report to the governor gives an age range of 60 to 70. The report did not yet give a cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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