Died in prison

Nicholas Skorka

42 years old · died July 10, 2025 · South Dakota State Penitentiary, South Dakota

Nicholas Skorka, 42, died on July 10, 2025, while held at a state penitentiary in South Dakota. A year-end report on overdose deaths in South Dakota prisons lists his death and gives K2, a synthetic cannabinoid, as the cause.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose

News report

South Dakota Outpaces Neighbors In Fatal Prison Overdoses yankton.net, December 24, 2025

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