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Michael Hand

25 years old · died April 3, 2021 · South Dakota State Penitentiary, South Dakota

Michael Hand, 25, was held at the South Dakota State Penitentiary when he was found unresponsive in his cell on April 2, 2021. He died at a hospital in Sioux Falls the next day, April 3. The death was reported as an apparent suicide, and the Division of Criminal Investigation in Sioux Falls is reviewing it.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The death was reported as apparent suicide, and the Sioux Falls Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing it.

Reported by: Sioux Falls Division of Criminal Investigation (outside investigators).

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