Died in jail or a lockup
Melvin Anderson
Melvin Anderson, 49, was held in pretrial custody at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina. A July 26, 2024 column in The State named him as one of 23 people who died at the center or after being taken from it to a hospital over about ten years. The column gave no date, cause or manner of his death. His death is recorded here as one of those named in that count.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined