Mark Trammell

Mark Trammell was held at Lieber Correctional Institute in South Carolina. According to state records, his family and friends, he went years without treatment for hepatitis C that he contracted in prison, before he was treated for liver cancer. He caught Covid-19 during that cancer treatment and died in June 2020.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). State records say he died of Covid-19 while being treated for liver cancer, and his family and friends say he went years without treatment for hepatitis C he contracted in prison.

Reported by: state records; his family and friends.

Source

• As the Pandemic Swept America, Deaths in Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent (Published 2023) The New York Times, February 19, 2023